The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreational therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $26,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $39,950 | -13.29% | -7.66% |
| 2015 | $45,260 | -9.21% | - |
| 2014 | $49,430 | 4.67% | - |
| 2013 | $47,120 | 8.72% | - |
| 2012 | $43,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,950 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 38.3 percent (38.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Ithaca | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Binghamton | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elmira |