The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $40,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,410.
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 | $60,270 | -4.30% | -5.11% |
| 2016 | $62,860 | -5.03% | - |
| 2015 | $66,020 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $64,680 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $64,440 | 1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $63,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,270 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.