The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $36,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,240 | -82.87% | -26.07% |
| 2021 | $71,760 | 28.96% | - |
| 2020 | $50,980 | -3.45% | - |
| 2019 | $52,740 | 33.35% | - |
| 2018 | $35,150 | 2.19% | - |
| 2017 | $34,380 | 0.96% | - |
| 2016 | $34,050 | -54.04% | - |
| 2015 | $52,450 | 43.78% | - |
| 2014 | $29,490 | 1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $28,950 | -70.88% | - |
| 2012 | $49,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,240 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.