The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapy assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $44,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,870.
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 | $70,670 | -4.25% | 10.98% |
| 2021 | $73,670 | 5.51% | - |
| 2020 | $69,610 | -2.00% | - |
| 2019 | $71,000 | -12.55% | - |
| 2018 | $79,910 | -14.79% | - |
| 2017 | $91,730 | 10.12% | - |
| 2016 | $82,450 | 11.02% | - |
| 2014 | $73,360 | 15.04% | - |
| 2013 | $62,330 | -0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $62,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,670 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 13.5 percent (13.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.