The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $54,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,380.
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 | $83,510 | 9.51% | 18.51% |
| 2021 | $75,570 | -14.82% | - |
| 2020 | $86,770 | 6.97% | - |
| 2019 | $80,720 | -0.72% | - |
| 2018 | $81,300 | 13.65% | - |
| 2017 | $70,200 | -1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $71,120 | 15.20% | - |
| 2015 | $60,310 | 0.65% | - |
| 2014 | $59,920 | 4.87% | - |
| 2013 | $57,000 | -19.39% | - |
| 2012 | $68,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,510 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 56.4 percent (56.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.