The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants 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 | $54,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants 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 $97,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,170.
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 | $76,650 | 1.19% | 20.30% |
| 2021 | $75,740 | -0.75% | - |
| 2020 | $76,310 | 4.32% | - |
| 2019 | $73,010 | 1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $71,850 | 7.31% | - |
| 2017 | $66,600 | -3.20% | - |
| 2016 | $68,730 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $68,120 | -0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $68,290 | 5.48% | - |
| 2013 | $64,550 | 5.36% | - |
| 2012 | $61,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,650 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.