The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $72,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,780.
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 | $90,850 | 42.42% | 60.29% |
| 2019 | $52,310 | 1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $51,560 | 11.66% | - |
| 2017 | $45,550 | -17.28% | - |
| 2016 | $53,420 | -18.16% | - |
| 2015 | $63,120 | 29.45% | - |
| 2014 | $44,530 | -6.06% | - |
| 2013 | $47,230 | 23.61% | - |
| 2012 | $36,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,850, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for occupational therapy assistants in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $93,550). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.