The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $38,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,240 | 3.69% | 16.15% |
| 2021 | $58,980 | 2.26% | - |
| 2020 | $57,650 | 4.16% | - |
| 2019 | $55,250 | 3.48% | - |
| 2018 | $53,330 | 6.24% | - |
| 2017 | $50,000 | -1.68% | - |
| 2016 | $50,840 | 16.19% | - |
| 2015 | $42,610 | -1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $43,320 | -1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $43,880 | -17.02% | - |
| 2012 | $51,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,240 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Ithaca | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Binghamton | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elmira |