The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $58,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,350.
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 | $78,300 | -18.74% | -7.31% |
| 2021 | $92,970 | 1.19% | - |
| 2020 | $91,860 | -0.20% | - |
| 2019 | $92,040 | 2.65% | - |
| 2018 | $89,600 | 1.67% | - |
| 2017 | $88,100 | 0.37% | - |
| 2016 | $87,770 | 1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $86,560 | -1.29% | - |
| 2014 | $87,680 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $85,920 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $84,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,300 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 68.6 percent (68.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.