The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $47,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 $81,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,470.
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 | $81,120 | -1.04% | 20.50% |
| 2021 | $81,960 | -9.68% | - |
| 2020 | $89,890 | 4.41% | - |
| 2019 | $85,930 | 0.83% | - |
| 2018 | $85,220 | 14.73% | - |
| 2017 | $72,670 | -2.16% | - |
| 2016 | $74,240 | 1.70% | - |
| 2015 | $72,980 | 2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $71,130 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $70,810 | 8.93% | - |
| 2012 | $64,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,120 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 55.1 percent (55.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.