The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $53,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,240.
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 | $66,000 | 4.30% | 19.17% |
| 2021 | $63,160 | -14.63% | - |
| 2020 | $72,400 | -1.82% | - |
| 2019 | $73,720 | 2.84% | - |
| 2018 | $71,630 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $69,070 | 6.30% | - |
| 2016 | $64,720 | 2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $63,320 | 4.23% | - |
| 2014 | $60,640 | -2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $62,300 | 14.37% | - |
| 2012 | $53,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,000 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.