Occupational Therapists salary
The median pay for occupational therapists in the United States is $100,330 a year. About 162,450 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $71,690
- 25th percentile
- $82,510
- Median percentile
- $100,330
- 75th percentile
- $116,670
- 90th percentile
- $131,950
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $124,510
- Oregon $112,310
- Nevada $110,520
- District of Columbia $109,170
- Washington $107,670
- Maryland $106,980
- Colorado $106,720
- Arkansas $106,360
- Texas $106,140
- Oklahoma $104,300
- Georgia $104,010
- Alaska $103,680
- Arizona $103,660
- New Jersey $103,410
- Hawaii $102,870
- Connecticut $102,440
- Delaware $102,130
- South Carolina $101,130
- Massachusetts $100,930
- Virginia $100,710
- Rhode Island $100,040
- Illinois $99,700
- Ohio $99,390
- Florida $99,360
- Kansas $99,170
- New Mexico $99,170
- Louisiana $98,490
- Pennsylvania $98,440
- Idaho $97,760
- Tennessee $97,700
- Kentucky $97,650
- Missouri $97,290
- Utah $97,150
- Indiana $97,020
- New York $96,390
- West Virginia $96,190
- Mississippi $94,930
- Alabama $94,050
- Nebraska $93,740
- Vermont $93,340
- Minnesota $93,050
- North Carolina $92,940
- Wisconsin $92,390
- Iowa $89,910
- Michigan $89,910
- Montana $88,990
- Wyoming $86,170
- South Dakota $85,050
- Maine $84,310
- New Hampshire $83,900
- North Dakota $83,200
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $136,870
- San Francisco, CA $136,770
- Vallejo, CA $135,000
- Santa Cruz, CA $130,420
- Chico, CA $129,260
- Santa Rosa, CA $128,010
- Santa Maria, CA $125,890
- Napa, CA $124,490
- Boulder, CO $123,490
- Bakersfield, CA $123,200
- Salinas, CA $123,180
- Stockton, CA $122,990
- Sacramento, CA $122,780
- Visalia, CA $122,690
- Austin, TX $122,050
- Los Angeles, CA $122,040
- San Diego, CA $121,680
- Modesto, CA $121,110
- Oxnard, CA $120,570
- Riverside, CA $119,530
- Merced, CA $117,970
- Fresno, CA $116,690
- Bend, OR $114,870
- Longview, TX $112,760
- Santa Fe, NM $112,240
- Portland, OR $112,100
- Dalton, GA $111,580
- Spartanburg, SC $111,540
- Yakima, WA $111,400
- Las Vegas, NV $110,520
- Redding, CA $110,230
- San Luis Obispo, CA $110,170
- Seattle, WA $109,860
- Salem, OR $109,700
- Odessa, TX $109,220
- Reno, NV $109,090
- Las Cruces, NM $108,630
- Tulsa, OK $108,350
- Eugene, OR $107,980
- Gettysburg, PA $107,880
- Fayetteville, AR $107,830
- Yuba City, CA $107,760
- San Antonio, TX $107,650
- Naples, FL $107,590
- Denver, CO $107,500
- Grand Junction, CO $107,380
- Winchester, VA $106,540
- Bremerton, WA $106,530
- Jonesboro, AR $106,360
- Lexington Park, MD $106,320
- Atlanta, GA $106,160
- Dallas, TX $106,110
- Texarkana, TX $106,060
- Beaumont, TX $105,830
- Colorado Springs, CO $105,780
- Midland, TX $105,670
- Richmond, VA $105,550
- Baltimore, MD $105,490
- Olympia, WA $105,460
- Bridgeport, CT $105,240
- Phoenix, AZ $105,060
- Bellingham, WA $105,020
- Abilene, TX $104,740
- Little Rock, AR $104,680
- Prescott Valley, AZ $104,420
- Salisbury, MD $104,400
- Corpus Christi, TX $104,150
- St. George, UT $104,040
- Greeley, CO $104,030
- North Port, FL $104,030
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $104,000
- Fairbanks, AK $103,850
- Dayton, OH $103,840
- Victoria, TX $103,800
- Anchorage, AK $103,680
- Homosassa Springs, FL $103,680
- Houston, TX $103,580
- Philadelphia, PA $103,140
- Oklahoma City, OK $103,080
- Flagstaff, AZ $103,070
- Cleveland, OH $103,060
- Lynchburg, VA $103,060
- Washington, DC $102,960
- Ithaca, NY $102,910
- Barnstable Town, MA $102,900
- Urban Honolulu, HI $102,870
- Hagerstown, MD $102,840
- Springfield, IL $102,810
- Mount Vernon, WA $102,680
- New Haven, CT $102,680
- Norwich, CT $102,670
- Columbia, SC $102,650
- New Orleans, LA $102,520
- Kennewick, WA $102,460
- Lancaster, PA $102,460
- Amarillo, TX $102,380
- Greenville, SC $102,340
- Battle Creek, MI $102,230
- Boston, MA $101,940
- Wichita Falls, TX $101,720
- El Paso, TX $101,530
- Florence, SC $101,510
- Waco, TX $101,500
- Miami, FL $101,480
- New York, NY $101,460
- Trenton, NJ $101,370
- Greenville, NC $101,360
- Wenatchee, WA $101,360
- Tyler, TX $101,220
- Sherman, TX $101,150
- Athens, GA $101,080
- Lawrence, KS $101,060
- McAllen, TX $100,980
- Charlottesville, VA $100,930
- Tucson, AZ $100,920
- Cincinnati, OH $100,870
- Cape Coral, FL $100,850
- Hilton Head Island, SC $100,820
- Medford, OR $100,820
- Rocky Mount, NC $100,780