The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $30,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,590 | 15.76% | 19.77% |
| 2021 | $47,670 | -9.57% | - |
| 2020 | $52,230 | 0.48% | - |
| 2019 | $51,980 | 0.40% | - |
| 2018 | $51,770 | -16.86% | - |
| 2017 | $60,500 | 0.08% | - |
| 2016 | $60,450 | -1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $61,510 | 14.49% | - |
| 2014 | $52,600 | 13.63% | - |
| 2013 | $45,430 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $45,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,590, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for recreational therapists in state of Florida, following the highest paying city West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (median annual salary of $65,870). Compared with West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, the median annual salary of recreational therapists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower.
| 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 |