The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $64,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,590.
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 | $78,620 | 2.16% | 13.33% |
| 2021 | $76,920 | 4.88% | - |
| 2020 | $73,170 | 2.97% | - |
| 2019 | $71,000 | 0.90% | - |
| 2018 | $70,360 | 1.15% | - |
| 2017 | $69,550 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $68,140 | 1.56% | - |
| 2015 | $67,080 | -1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $68,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,620 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.