The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy aides 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 | $29,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides 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 $42,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,360.
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 | $37,230 | 23.10% | 18.88% |
| 2021 | $28,630 | -9.01% | - |
| 2017 | $31,210 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $30,070 | 7.98% | - |
| 2015 | $27,670 | -1.23% | - |
| 2014 | $28,010 | 4.28% | - |
| 2013 | $26,810 | -12.64% | - |
| 2012 | $30,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,230, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for occupational therapy aides in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary $32,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of occupational therapy aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in Dallas-Plano-Irving.
| 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 |