The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,400 | -0.78% | 25.42% |
| 2021 | $38,700 | 5.32% | - |
| 2020 | $36,640 | 13.89% | - |
| 2019 | $31,550 | 3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $30,480 | -3.05% | - |
| 2017 | $31,410 | 7.67% | - |
| 2016 | $29,000 | 1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $28,660 | 3.80% | - |
| 2014 | $27,570 | -5.19% | - |
| 2013 | $29,000 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $28,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,400 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 33.0 percent (33.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 44.4 percent (44.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reading | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Newark-Union |