The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreational therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $45,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,300 | -1.10% | 27.60% |
| 2016 | $65,010 | -1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $66,260 | 16.89% | - |
| 2014 | $55,070 | 13.46% | - |
| 2013 | $47,660 | 2.33% | - |
| 2012 | $46,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,300 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale |