The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $77,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 $91,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,070.
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 | $91,820 | 8.20% | 22.44% |
| 2021 | $84,290 | -12.53% | - |
| 2020 | $94,850 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $89,830 | 1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $88,220 | 14.89% | - |
| 2017 | $75,080 | 5.14% | - |
| 2016 | $71,220 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $71,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,820 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 60.3 percent (60.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.