Occupational Therapy Assistants salary
The median pay for occupational therapy assistants in the United States is $72,300 a year. About 51,290 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $51,490
- 25th percentile
- $61,710
- Median percentile
- $72,300
- 75th percentile
- $79,160
- 90th percentile
- $89,780
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
- Maryland $82,010
- California $81,770
- Texas $81,500
- Nevada $79,510
- Arkansas $78,940
- Delaware $78,640
- Washington $77,590
- New Mexico $77,020
- Oregon $76,850
- Georgia $75,920
- Colorado $75,340
- Massachusetts $75,040
- New Jersey $74,960
- Virginia $74,960
- South Carolina $73,740
- Arizona $73,490
- Montana $72,800
- Connecticut $72,780
- Hawaii $72,710
- Florida $71,630
- Pennsylvania $71,590
- North Carolina $69,390
- New York $68,530
- New Hampshire $67,790
- Rhode Island $66,710
- Indiana $66,660
- Oklahoma $66,520
- District of Columbia $66,390
- Louisiana $66,090
- Utah $66,080
- Missouri $66,070
- Idaho $65,330
- Kentucky $65,230
- Kansas $65,010
- Minnesota $64,920
- Maine $64,270
- Iowa $64,140
- Illinois $64,120
- Michigan $63,260
- Nebraska $63,180
- Wyoming $62,750
- Ohio $62,700
- Tennessee $62,420
- Alabama $62,250
- Mississippi $61,650
- North Dakota $60,970
- West Virginia $60,370
- Wisconsin $59,960
- South Dakota $56,180
- Alaska $53,530
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $97,860
- Modesto, CA $96,210
- San Jose, CA $95,370
- Bakersfield, CA $95,190
- Sacramento, CA $95,180
- Washington, DC $88,250
- Santa Maria, CA $86,440
- Spartanburg, SC $86,040
- Boulder, CO $84,860
- Stockton, CA $84,400
- San Diego, CA $82,680
- Baltimore, MD $82,620
- Beaumont, TX $82,610
- Oxnard, CA $82,060
- Austin, TX $81,500
- Houston, TX $81,340
- Visalia, CA $81,200
- Dallas, TX $81,170
- Fayetteville, AR $80,910
- Fort Smith, AR $80,660
- Riverside, CA $80,070
- Charlottesville, VA $79,770
- Texarkana, TX $79,720
- Lubbock, TX $79,690
- Las Vegas, NV $79,520
- San Antonio, TX $79,240
- Little Rock, AR $78,720
- Jonesboro, AR $78,660
- Portland, OR $78,640
- Lynchburg, VA $78,230
- Atlanta, GA $78,180
- Reno, NV $78,100
- Los Angeles, CA $78,090
- Lake Charles, LA $77,820
- Naples, FL $77,690
- Seattle, WA $77,590
- Waco, TX $77,170
- Denver, CO $76,980
- Richmond, VA $76,760
- Amarillo, TX $76,720
- Salem, OR $76,570
- Worcester, MA $76,570
- Philadelphia, PA $76,440
- Killeen, TX $76,290
- Bremerton, WA $76,090
- Phoenix, AZ $76,080
- Longview, TX $76,070
- Fresno, CA $76,030
- Houma, LA $75,850
- Charleston, SC $75,770
- Las Cruces, NM $75,750
- College Station, TX $75,670
- Raleigh, NC $75,620
- Dover, DE $75,440
- Tulsa, OK $75,360
- Boston, MA $75,300
- Tyler, TX $75,280
- Barnstable Town, MA $75,170
- New York, NY $74,960
- Springfield, OH $74,950
- Colorado Springs, CO $74,700
- El Paso, TX $74,640
- Wichita Falls, TX $74,450
- Corpus Christi, TX $74,430
- Albuquerque, NM $74,380
- Columbia, SC $74,330
- Greensboro, NC $74,290
- Port St. Lucie, FL $73,890
- McAllen, TX $73,720
- Victoria, TX $73,720
- Bridgeport, CT $73,710
- Greenville, SC $73,580
- New Haven, CT $73,440
- Cape Coral, FL $73,340
- Fort Wayne, IN $73,130
- Palm Bay, FL $73,130
- Norwich, CT $73,030
- Roanoke, VA $72,870
- Asheville, NC $72,840
- Tampa, FL $72,820
- Punta Gorda, FL $72,800
- Charlotte, NC $72,780
- Florence, SC $72,720
- Orlando, FL $72,630
- Brownsville, TX $72,190
- Lancaster, PA $72,170
- Savannah, GA $72,120
- Reading, PA $72,110
- North Port, FL $72,070
- Urban Honolulu, HI $71,960
- Lafayette, IN $71,930
- Hartford, CT $71,750
- Kiryas Joel, NY $71,640
- Tucson, AZ $71,480
- Salt Lake City, UT $71,420
- Miami, FL $71,310
- Gainesville, FL $71,240
- Kansas City, MO $71,050
- Owensboro, KY $70,840
- Pensacola, FL $70,630
- Spokane, WA $70,570
- Jacksonville, FL $70,540
- Winston, NC $70,150
- Dayton, OH $70,020
- Shreveport, LA $69,570
- Hagerstown, MD $69,270
- Deltona, FL $68,900
- Homosassa Springs, FL $68,380
- Pueblo, CO $68,370
- Elkhart, IN $68,230
- Chicago, IL $67,840
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $67,840
- Augusta, GA $67,780
- Cincinnati, OH $67,460
- St. Louis, MO $67,450
- Providence, RI $67,300
- Grand Rapids, MI $67,290
- Indianapolis, IN $67,290
- Springfield, IL $67,140
- Myrtle Beach, SC $66,920