The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $61,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,490 | 3.31% | 10.68% |
| 2021 | $79,760 | 2.34% | - |
| 2020 | $77,890 | 4.40% | - |
| 2019 | $74,460 | -6.38% | - |
| 2018 | $79,210 | 1.25% | - |
| 2017 | $78,220 | -3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $81,010 | 1.06% | - |
| 2015 | $80,150 | -0.52% | - |
| 2014 | $80,570 | 3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $77,530 | 4.97% | - |
| 2012 | $73,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,490 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Elizabethtown and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |