The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $54,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,640.
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 | $62,880 | 0.11% | 4.85% |
| 2021 | $62,810 | -8.33% | - |
| 2020 | $68,040 | 4.38% | - |
| 2019 | $65,060 | 6.95% | - |
| 2018 | $60,540 | -2.08% | - |
| 2017 | $61,800 | -1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $62,680 | -1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $63,760 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $61,720 | -1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $62,420 | 4.15% | - |
| 2012 | $59,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,880 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.