The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $52,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,790.
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 | $64,560 | -15.47% | 15.35% |
| 2021 | $74,550 | 3.19% | - |
| 2020 | $72,170 | 1.14% | - |
| 2019 | $71,350 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $69,450 | 4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $66,380 | 4.17% | - |
| 2016 | $63,610 | 23.03% | - |
| 2015 | $48,960 | -35.01% | - |
| 2014 | $66,100 | 13.78% | - |
| 2013 | $56,990 | 4.11% | - |
| 2012 | $54,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,560 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.