The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreational therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $40,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 $79,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,330.
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 | $79,870 | 3.19% | 41.84% |
| 2021 | $77,320 | 3.00% | - |
| 2020 | $75,000 | -10.61% | - |
| 2019 | $82,960 | 8.46% | - |
| 2018 | $75,940 | 5.20% | - |
| 2017 | $71,990 | 14.31% | - |
| 2016 | $61,690 | -12.38% | - |
| 2015 | $69,330 | 9.91% | - |
| 2014 | $62,460 | 15.90% | - |
| 2013 | $52,530 | 11.57% | - |
| 2012 | $46,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,870 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 54.4 percent (54.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.