The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $65,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,100.
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 | $98,530 | 1.21% | 22.89% |
| 2021 | $97,340 | 7.82% | - |
| 2020 | $89,730 | 4.23% | - |
| 2019 | $85,930 | -3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $88,540 | -0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $89,080 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $89,390 | 5.84% | - |
| 2015 | $84,170 | -0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $84,980 | 10.98% | - |
| 2013 | $75,650 | -0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $75,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,530 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.