The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $34,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,280.
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 | $55,570 | 7.65% | 3.96% |
| 2021 | $51,320 | -24.14% | - |
| 2020 | $63,710 | 7.88% | - |
| 2019 | $58,690 | 3.51% | - |
| 2018 | $56,630 | -8.53% | - |
| 2017 | $61,460 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $59,960 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $58,610 | 5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $55,110 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $54,390 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $53,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,570 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapy assistants in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cleveland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Clarksville | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Cleveland |