The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $48,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, 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 $81,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,710.
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 | $81,040 | 23.88% | 17.23% |
| 2021 | $61,690 | -26.02% | - |
| 2020 | $77,740 | -2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $80,060 | 12.58% | - |
| 2018 | $69,990 | -1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $71,370 | 7.50% | - |
| 2016 | $66,020 | -4.09% | - |
| 2015 | $68,720 | 13.37% | - |
| 2014 | $59,530 | -15.02% | - |
| 2013 | $68,470 | 2.03% | - |
| 2012 | $67,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,040 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 55.0 percent (55.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.