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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Houston, TX

The median occupational therapy assistants in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $81,340 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,504 a month.

10th percentile
$61,890
25th percentile
$75,080
Median percentile
$81,340
75th percentile
$88,520
90th percentile
$94,070

Based on 900 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

$66,053 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,340
Federal income tax−$9,065
Social Security + Medicare−$6,223
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,504
Every two weeks$2,540

Does it go far here?

$82,471Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
26%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 therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Texas