The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational 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 | $44,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational 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 $84,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,660.
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 | $64,740 | 8.68% | 24.44% |
| 2021 | $59,120 | 1.05% | - |
| 2020 | $58,500 | 1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $57,600 | -1.84% | - |
| 2018 | $58,660 | 1.99% | - |
| 2017 | $57,490 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $55,700 | 2.80% | - |
| 2015 | $54,140 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $53,620 | 14.55% | - |
| 2013 | $45,820 | -6.77% | - |
| 2012 | $48,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,740, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for recreational therapists in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $64,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of recreational therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is .1 percent (.1%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.
| 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 |