The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $60,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,350.
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 | $82,180 | -1.40% | 14.05% |
| 2016 | $83,330 | 2.69% | - |
| 2015 | $81,090 | -0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $81,550 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $78,860 | 10.44% | - |
| 2012 | $70,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,180 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury.