The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants 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 | $47,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants 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 $83,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,380.
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 | $62,720 | 4.43% | 1.87% |
| 2021 | $59,940 | 5.36% | - |
| 2020 | $56,730 | -3.26% | - |
| 2019 | $58,580 | -2.39% | - |
| 2018 | $59,980 | -5.75% | - |
| 2017 | $63,430 | 2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $61,550 | -0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $62,090 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $61,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,720, Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is the lowest paying city for occupational therapy assistants in state of South Carolina, following city of Florence (median annual salary of $74,590). Compared with the highest paying city Florence, the median annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower.
| 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 |