The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants 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 | $55,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants 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 $99,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,760.
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 | $79,370 | 1.95% | 20.98% |
| 2021 | $77,820 | 14.05% | - |
| 2019 | $66,890 | -10.73% | - |
| 2018 | $74,070 | 10.46% | - |
| 2017 | $66,320 | -3.86% | - |
| 2016 | $68,880 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $67,460 | -9.43% | - |
| 2014 | $73,820 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $71,030 | 11.70% | - |
| 2012 | $62,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,370 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.