The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $53,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,710 | 7.86% | -5.11% |
| 2021 | $62,390 | -11.68% | - |
| 2020 | $69,680 | 3.29% | - |
| 2019 | $67,390 | 4.24% | - |
| 2018 | $64,530 | -5.19% | - |
| 2017 | $67,880 | -4.85% | - |
| 2016 | $71,170 | 3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $68,630 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $67,610 | -5.27% | - |
| 2012 | $71,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,710 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.