The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $59,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,510.
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 | $82,700 | 4.04% | 16.28% |
| 2021 | $79,360 | 0.09% | - |
| 2020 | $79,290 | -1.64% | - |
| 2019 | $80,590 | -0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $81,150 | -0.96% | - |
| 2017 | $81,930 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $81,930 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $80,920 | 4.10% | - |
| 2014 | $77,600 | 6.53% | - |
| 2013 | $72,530 | 4.54% | - |
| 2012 | $69,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,700 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 70.3 percent (70.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.