Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary in the Industry of Child Day Care Services

The salary statistics and trend of occupational therapy assistants in the industry of child day care services are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare occupational therapy assistant salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,850
25th Percentile Wage
$37,750
50th Percentile Wage
$46,500
75th Percentile Wage
$56,040
90th Percentile Wage
$63,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for occupational therapy assistants in the industry of child day care services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) occupational therapy assistants is $63,350. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $46,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent occupational therapy assistants is $32,850.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants in the industry of Child Day Care Services from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,500
-0.80% -6.69%
2016
$46,870
-5.57% -
2015
$49,480
-6.67% -
2014
$52,780
5.25% -
2013
$50,010
0.80% -
2012
$49,610
- -

Table 3. Compare Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of occupational therapy assistants in 36 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of occupational therapy assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$65,920
Home Health Care Services
$65,540
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$65,470
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$64,480
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$64,480
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$62,630
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$62,540
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$61,290
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$60,000
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$59,650
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$59,570
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$59,540
Outpatient Care Centers
$59,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$55,830
Hospitals - Local government owned
$55,670
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$55,320
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$55,290
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$54,790
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$54,570
Offices of Physicians
$53,890
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$53,710
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$53,700
Hospitals - Privately owned
$53,670
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$53,440
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$53,140
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$52,960
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$52,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$51,960
Hospitals - State government owned
$50,410
Other Residential Care Facilities
$49,840
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$49,670
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$48,940
Social Assistance
$47,170
Child Day Care Services
$46,500
Individual and Family Services
$44,720
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$44,370

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