The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $59,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,750.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,820 | 1.03% | -7.56% |
| 2021 | $74,050 | -10.52% | - |
| 2020 | $81,840 | -0.72% | - |
| 2019 | $82,430 | 2.37% | - |
| 2018 | $80,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,820 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.