The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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 | $31,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.
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 | $54,590 | 1.25% | 8.04% |
| 2016 | $53,910 | 1.93% | - |
| 2015 | $52,870 | -9.14% | - |
| 2014 | $57,700 | 4.18% | - |
| 2013 | $55,290 | 9.21% | - |
| 2012 | $50,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,590 in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 22.1 percent (22.1%) 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 |