The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $58,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,410.
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 | $76,000 | -1.70% | 16.07% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | 4.70% | - |
| 2020 | $73,660 | 1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $72,350 | 1.88% | - |
| 2018 | $70,990 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $68,350 | -0.85% | - |
| 2016 | $68,930 | 3.15% | - |
| 2015 | $66,760 | -2.82% | - |
| 2014 | $68,640 | 0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $68,260 | 6.55% | - |
| 2012 | $63,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,000 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.