The Average Salary of an Occupational Therapist in Tennessee
Occupational therapists help individuals who suffer from disabilities to learn or regain the ability to accomplish basic and complicated tasks and become more independent. In Tennessee, the Department of Health's Board of Occupational Therapy oversees the education and licensing of occupational therapists. In May 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported median the median salary of an occupational therapist in Tennessee.
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Salary
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 1,830 occupational therapists employed in Tennessee in May 2009. The annual median salary was $68,710. The 25th percentile earned $60,180 per year and the 75th percentile earned $79,570 per year. The lowest 10 percent of occupational therapists in Tennessee earned less than $53,260 per year. The highest 10 percent earned more than salary of $101,860 per year.
Hourly Wages
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Median hourly wages earned were $33.03. The 25th percentile earned $28.93 per hour and the 75th percentile earned $38.75 per hour. The lowest 10 percent earned hourly wages less than $24.36 and the highest 10 percent earned hourly wages more than $43.98.
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Geography
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Among the Bureau of Labor Statistics metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in Tennessee, the highest amount of occupational therapists were in the Nashville area, where the annual median salary was $68,910. In the Memphis area, the annual median salary was $68,750. The highest median salary was in the south-central Tennessee area, where occupational therapists earned an annual median salary of $74,360.
National Comparison
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Nationally, the annual median salary was $69,360 for occupational therapists. Median hourly wages were $33.48. The median salary for an occupational therapist was approximately 1.3 percent higher nationally than the median salary in Tennessee.
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