The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $62,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,620.
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 | $75,270 | -1.30% | 20.03% |
| 2021 | $76,250 | 17.06% | - |
| 2020 | $63,240 | 3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $61,260 | -6.17% | - |
| 2018 | $65,040 | 2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $63,270 | 4.87% | - |
| 2016 | $60,190 | 1.89% | - |
| 2015 | $59,050 | -1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $60,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,270 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.