Long-term care occupational therapists received a higher annual percent increase than physical therapists in 2019, according to a new report.
Occupational therapists received an average annual percent increase of 2.46%, while physical therapists saw an increase of 2.38% and speech language pathologists 2.4%.
All figures come from the 2019-2020 Rehabilitation Salary & Benefits Report, which was released Thursday by the Hospital & Health Care Compensation Service.
Hourly salaries for physical therapists were higher when compared to the others. Physical therapists average $43.17 hourly nationwide. SLPs rose to an average of $41 per hour, while occupational therapists had an average $40.79 per hour.
More than 3,000 long-term care, hospitals and home health agencies participated in the study. The report featured data from 1,858 LTC facilities between July 2018 and June 2019.
The full report is available for order.
