The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $62,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,400.
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 | $84,640 | 9.03% | 16.04% |
| 2021 | $77,000 | -1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $78,490 | 0.74% | - |
| 2019 | $77,910 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $77,910 | -2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $79,700 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $76,820 | 5.96% | - |
| 2015 | $72,240 | -0.83% | - |
| 2014 | $72,840 | 5.09% | - |
| 2013 | $69,130 | -2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $71,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,640 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Augusta-Richmond County is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 71.0 percent (71.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.