The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $70,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,980 | 6.70% | 17.31% |
| 2021 | $79,290 | 7.06% | - |
| 2020 | $73,690 | 8.47% | - |
| 2019 | $67,450 | 3.05% | - |
| 2018 | $65,390 | 5.23% | - |
| 2017 | $61,970 | -16.81% | - |
| 2016 | $72,390 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $70,390 | 2.76% | - |
| 2014 | $68,450 | 7.49% | - |
| 2013 | $63,320 | -10.98% | - |
| 2012 | $70,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.