The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $64,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,130 | 2.03% | 17.83% |
| 2016 | $89,280 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $87,490 | 6.02% | - |
| 2014 | $82,220 | 4.00% | - |
| 2013 | $78,930 | 5.13% | - |
| 2012 | $74,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,130 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |