The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield 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 | $34,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,560 | -3.78% | 13.77% |
| 2015 | $49,360 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $47,980 | 16.57% | - |
| 2013 | $40,030 | -2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $41,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,560 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gainesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Port St Lucie | |
| Gainesville |