The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $61,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,780.
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 | $91,630 | 10.91% | 18.30% |
| 2021 | $81,630 | -1.26% | - |
| 2020 | $82,660 | -2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $84,760 | -3.76% | - |
| 2018 | $87,950 | 5.54% | - |
| 2017 | $83,080 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $81,170 | 0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $80,590 | 4.75% | - |
| 2014 | $76,760 | 0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $76,360 | 1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $74,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,630 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 73.2 percent (73.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.