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Occupational Therapy Aides Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 Aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,200
25th Percentile Wage	$41,430
50th Percentile Wage	$47,800
75th Percentile Wage	$102,950
90th Percentile Wage	$102,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy aides from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$47,800	-23.54%	36.86%
2021	$59,050	34.83%	-
2020	$38,480	11.23%	-
2019	$34,160	-1.61%	-
2018	$34,710	6.08%	-
2017	$32,600	-6.13%	-
2016	$34,600	5.06%	-
2015	$32,850	-7.82%	-
2014	$35,420	11.60%	-
2013	$31,310	3.61%	-
2012	$30,180	-	-

Table 2. Compare Occupational Therapy Aides Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,800, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for occupational therapy aides in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $38,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of occupational therapy aides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$47,800
Nassau-Suffolk	$38,580
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$35,530
Syracuse	$35,230
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$26,900