The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants 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 | $49,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants 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 $82,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,480 | 4.96% | 25.79% |
| 2021 | $61,280 | 6.36% | - |
| 2020 | $57,380 | -0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $57,470 | -1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $58,500 | 3.11% | - |
| 2017 | $56,680 | 4.59% | - |
| 2016 | $54,080 | 9.23% | - |
| 2015 | $49,090 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $47,540 | -8.31% | - |
| 2013 | $51,490 | 7.07% | - |
| 2012 | $47,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,480 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |