The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapists in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $62,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,400.
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 | $83,300 | 6.28% | 17.54% |
| 2021 | $78,070 | 3.89% | - |
| 2020 | $75,030 | -3.49% | - |
| 2019 | $77,650 | -8.19% | - |
| 2018 | $84,010 | -5.43% | - |
| 2017 | $88,570 | 7.17% | - |
| 2016 | $82,220 | -1.34% | - |
| 2015 | $83,320 | 3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $80,100 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $76,820 | 10.58% | - |
| 2012 | $68,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,300 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Raleigh-Cary is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.