The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists 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 | $33,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists 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 $79,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,600.
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 | $49,690 | 5.51% | 7.67% |
| 2021 | $46,950 | 3.09% | - |
| 2020 | $45,500 | -1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $46,300 | -8.42% | - |
| 2018 | $50,200 | -4.22% | - |
| 2017 | $52,320 | -0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $52,680 | 9.98% | - |
| 2015 | $47,420 | 1.60% | - |
| 2014 | $46,660 | 3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $45,050 | -1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $45,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,690 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 14.4 percent (14.4%) 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 |