The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $45,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,770 | 12.13% | 10.06% |
| 2021 | $58,670 | -27.63% | - |
| 2020 | $74,880 | 2.28% | - |
| 2019 | $73,170 | -6.59% | - |
| 2018 | $77,990 | 12.13% | - |
| 2017 | $68,530 | 12.37% | - |
| 2016 | $60,050 | -2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $61,360 | 2.13% | - |
| 2012 | $60,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,770 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.