The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $36,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,800.
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 | $55,850 | 3.10% | 3.10% |
| 2016 | $54,120 | 4.80% | - |
| 2015 | $51,520 | -15.39% | - |
| 2014 | $59,450 | 8.97% | - |
| 2012 | $54,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,850 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| Joplin | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area |