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Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Occupational Therapy Assistants in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$50,140
25th Percentile Wage	$54,860
50th Percentile Wage	$59,240
75th Percentile Wage	$61,230
90th Percentile Wage	$79,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,140.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$59,240	-1.15%	-8.96%
2021	$59,920	-8.61%	-
2020	$65,080	0.81%	-
2019	$64,550	-	-

Table 2. Compare Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,240 in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Jackson	$60,680
Gulfport-Biloxi	$60,270
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,780
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,240
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,100
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$58,970