The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $57,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,830.
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 | $63,940 | 3.96% | 7.27% |
| 2021 | $61,410 | -13.78% | - |
| 2020 | $69,870 | 2.29% | - |
| 2019 | $68,270 | 10.96% | - |
| 2018 | $60,790 | 0.41% | - |
| 2017 | $60,540 | 3.90% | - |
| 2016 | $58,180 | -8.56% | - |
| 2015 | $63,160 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $61,280 | -1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $62,280 | 4.80% | - |
| 2012 | $59,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,940 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.