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Occupational Therapists salary in Houston, TX

The median occupational therapists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $103,580 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,808 a month.

10th percentile
$78,790
25th percentile
$85,260
Median percentile
$103,580
75th percentile
$125,100
90th percentile
$140,720

Based on 2,700 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$81,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,580
Federal income tax−$13,958
Social Security + Medicare−$7,924
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,808
Every two weeks$3,142

Does it go far here?

$105,020Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All occupational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas