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Occupational Therapists salary in New Orleans, LA

The median occupational therapists in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $102,520 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,490 a month.

10th percentile
$64,890
25th percentile
$78,770
Median percentile
$102,520
75th percentile
$109,210
90th percentile
$124,870

Based on 390 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

$77,877 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,520
Federal income tax−$13,724
Social Security + Medicare−$7,843
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$3,076
Monthly take-home$6,490
Every two weeks$2,995

Does it go far here?

$110,716Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

All occupational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana