The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists 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 | $38,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists 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 $84,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,310 | -10.34% | 10.40% |
| 2021 | $54,410 | 18.27% | - |
| 2020 | $44,470 | 0.25% | - |
| 2019 | $44,360 | -14.29% | - |
| 2018 | $50,700 | 4.81% | - |
| 2017 | $48,260 | 0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $48,090 | -2.93% | - |
| 2015 | $49,500 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $48,350 | 1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $47,500 | 6.99% | - |
| 2012 | $44,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,310 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 52.0 percent (52.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.