The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $61,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,470.
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 | $80,890 | -1.61% | 9.96% |
| 2021 | $82,190 | 1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $80,840 | 7.53% | - |
| 2019 | $74,750 | -5.58% | - |
| 2018 | $78,920 | -1.74% | - |
| 2017 | $80,290 | -2.23% | - |
| 2016 | $82,080 | 17.64% | - |
| 2015 | $67,600 | 7.41% | - |
| 2014 | $62,590 | -2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $64,150 | -13.53% | - |
| 2012 | $72,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,890 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.