The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $47,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,100 | 1.04% | 7.16% |
| 2016 | $65,410 | 2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $63,710 | 2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $62,250 | -4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $65,320 | 6.05% | - |
| 2012 | $61,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,100 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.