The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $39,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, 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 $69,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,090.
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 | $69,730 | 14.58% | 21.11% |
| 2021 | $59,560 | -12.76% | - |
| 2020 | $67,160 | 6.46% | - |
| 2019 | $62,820 | -1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $63,710 | -9.45% | - |
| 2017 | $69,730 | 23.83% | - |
| 2016 | $53,110 | 19.71% | - |
| 2015 | $42,640 | -11.40% | - |
| 2014 | $47,500 | -16.42% | - |
| 2013 | $55,300 | 0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $55,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,730 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.