The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants 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 | $41,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants 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 $79,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,890 | 7.76% | 11.38% |
| 2016 | $54,320 | -2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $55,570 | -2.39% | - |
| 2014 | $56,900 | 3.23% | - |
| 2013 | $55,060 | 5.21% | - |
| 2012 | $52,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,890 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Framingham |