The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $52,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $68,630 | 13.43% | 8.23% |
| 2016 | $59,410 | -5.22% | - |
| 2015 | $62,510 | 11.74% | - |
| 2014 | $55,170 | -18.91% | - |
| 2013 | $65,600 | 3.99% | - |
| 2012 | $62,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,630 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 46.9 percent (46.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.