The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $24,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,410 | 8.81% | 14.69% |
| 2021 | $26,820 | -15.73% | - |
| 2020 | $31,040 | -1.80% | - |
| 2019 | $31,600 | 12.97% | - |
| 2018 | $27,500 | -10.55% | - |
| 2017 | $30,400 | 9.54% | - |
| 2016 | $27,500 | 6.36% | - |
| 2015 | $25,750 | -3.53% | - |
| 2014 | $26,660 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $25,830 | 2.86% | - |
| 2012 | $25,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,410 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy aides in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| El Paso |