The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $36,590 | 20.14% | 23.53% |
| 2016 | $29,220 | 0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $28,980 | 2.24% | - |
| 2014 | $28,330 | -6.35% | - |
| 2013 | $30,130 | 7.14% | - |
| 2012 | $27,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,590 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 42.8 percent (42.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Fresno | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine |