Occupational Therapists Salary

Also known as: OT

Median Salary
$100,330
per year
Hourly Rate
$48.24
per hour
Employment
162,450
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$71,690
25th percentile
$82,510
Median
$100,330
75th percentile
$116,670
90th percentile
$131,950

💰 Occupational Therapists Salary by State

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$83K
$125K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
California$124,510+24.1%
Oregon$112,310+11.9%
Nevada$110,520+10.2%
District of Columbia$109,170+8.8%
Washington$107,670+7.3%
Maryland$106,980+6.6%
Colorado$106,720+6.4%
Arkansas$106,360+6.0%
Texas$106,140+5.8%
Oklahoma$104,300+4.0%
Georgia$104,010+3.7%
Alaska$103,680+3.3%
Arizona$103,660+3.3%
New Jersey$103,410+3.1%
Hawaii$102,870+2.5%
Connecticut$102,440+2.1%
Delaware$102,130+1.8%
South Carolina$101,130+0.8%
Massachusetts$100,930+0.6%
Virginia$100,710+0.4%
Rhode Island$100,040-0.3%
Illinois$99,700-0.6%
Ohio$99,390-0.9%
Florida$99,360-1.0%
Kansas$99,170-1.2%
New Mexico$99,170-1.2%
Louisiana$98,490-1.8%
Pennsylvania$98,440-1.9%
Idaho$97,760-2.6%
Tennessee$97,700-2.6%
Kentucky$97,650-2.7%
Missouri$97,290-3.0%
Utah$97,150-3.2%
Indiana$97,020-3.3%
New York$96,390-3.9%
West Virginia$96,190-4.1%
Mississippi$94,930-5.4%
Alabama$94,050-6.3%
Nebraska$93,740-6.6%
Vermont$93,340-7.0%
Minnesota$93,050-7.3%
North Carolina$92,940-7.4%
Wisconsin$92,390-7.9%
Iowa$89,910-10.4%
Michigan$89,910-10.4%
Montana$88,990-11.3%
Wyoming$86,170-14.1%
South Dakota$85,050-15.2%
Maine$84,310-16.0%
New Hampshire$83,900-16.4%
North Dakota$83,200-17.1%

🏙️ Occupational Therapists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$136,870+36.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$136,770+36.3%
Vallejo, CA$135,000+34.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$130,420+30.0%
Chico, CA$129,260+28.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$128,010+27.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$125,890+25.5%
Napa, CA$124,490+24.1%
Boulder, CO$123,490+23.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$123,200+22.8%
Salinas, CA$123,180+22.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$122,990+22.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$122,780+22.4%
Visalia, CA$122,690+22.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$122,050+21.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$122,040+21.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$121,680+21.3%
Modesto, CA$121,110+20.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$120,570+20.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$119,530+19.1%
Merced, CA$117,970+17.6%
Fresno, CA$116,690+16.3%
Bend, OR$114,870+14.5%
Longview, TX$112,760+12.4%
Santa Fe, NM$112,240+11.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$112,100+11.7%
Dalton, GA$111,580+11.2%
Spartanburg, SC$111,540+11.2%
Yakima, WA$111,400+11.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$110,520+10.2%
Redding, CA$110,230+9.9%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$110,170+9.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$109,860+9.5%
Salem, OR$109,700+9.3%
Odessa, TX$109,220+8.9%
Reno, NV$109,090+8.7%
Las Cruces, NM$108,630+8.3%
Tulsa, OK$108,350+8.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$107,980+7.6%
Gettysburg, PA$107,880+7.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$107,830+7.5%
Yuba City, CA$107,760+7.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$107,650+7.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$107,590+7.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$107,500+7.1%
Grand Junction, CO$107,380+7.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$106,540+6.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$106,530+6.2%
Jonesboro, AR$106,360+6.0%
Lexington Park, MD$106,320+6.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$106,160+5.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$106,110+5.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$106,060+5.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$105,830+5.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$105,780+5.4%
Midland, TX$105,670+5.3%
Richmond, VA$105,550+5.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$105,490+5.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$105,460+5.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$105,240+4.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$105,060+4.7%
Bellingham, WA$105,020+4.7%
Abilene, TX$104,740+4.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$104,680+4.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$104,420+4.1%
Salisbury, MD$104,400+4.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$104,150+3.8%
St. George, UT$104,040+3.7%
Greeley, CO$104,030+3.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$104,030+3.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$104,000+3.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$103,850+3.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$103,840+3.5%
Victoria, TX$103,800+3.5%
Anchorage, AK$103,680+3.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$103,680+3.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$103,580+3.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$103,140+2.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$103,080+2.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$103,070+2.7%
Cleveland, OH$103,060+2.7%
Lynchburg, VA$103,060+2.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$102,960+2.6%
Ithaca, NY$102,910+2.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$102,900+2.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$102,870+2.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$102,840+2.5%
Springfield, IL$102,810+2.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$102,680+2.3%
New Haven, CT$102,680+2.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$102,670+2.3%
Columbia, SC$102,650+2.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$102,550+2.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$102,520+2.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$102,460+2.1%
Lancaster, PA$102,460+2.1%
Amarillo, TX$102,380+2.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$102,340+2.0%
Battle Creek, MI$102,230+1.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$101,940+1.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$101,720+1.4%
El Paso, TX$101,530+1.2%
Florence, SC$101,510+1.2%
Waco, TX$101,500+1.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$101,480+1.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$101,460+1.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$101,370+1.0%
Greenville, NC$101,360+1.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$101,360+1.0%
Tyler, TX$101,220+0.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX$101,150+0.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$101,080+0.7%
Lawrence, KS$101,060+0.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$100,980+0.6%
Charlottesville, VA$100,930+0.6%
Tucson, AZ$100,920+0.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$100,870+0.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$100,850+0.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$100,820+0.5%
Medford, OR$100,820+0.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$100,780+0.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$100,760+0.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$100,760+0.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$100,680+0.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$100,680+0.3%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$100,640+0.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$100,630+0.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$100,570+0.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$100,430+0.1%
Pueblo, CO$100,340+0.0%
Toledo, OH$100,340+0.0%
Twin Falls, ID$100,310-0.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$100,160-0.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$100,080-0.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$100,040-0.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$99,980-0.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$99,960-0.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$99,940-0.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$99,880-0.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$99,860-0.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,840-0.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$99,570-0.8%
San Angelo, TX$99,570-0.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$99,520-0.8%
Rome, GA$99,490-0.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$99,460-0.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$99,400-0.9%
Jacksonville, FL$99,340-1.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$99,310-1.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$99,280-1.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$99,250-1.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$99,230-1.1%
York-Hanover, PA$99,180-1.1%
Albuquerque, NM$99,170-1.2%
Rapid City, SD$99,120-1.2%
Topeka, KS$99,070-1.3%
Yuma, AZ$99,010-1.3%
Wichita, KS$99,000-1.3%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$98,990-1.3%
Monroe, LA$98,980-1.3%
Lawton, OK$98,940-1.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$98,930-1.4%
Columbus, OH$98,920-1.4%
Lebanon, PA$98,860-1.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$98,800-1.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$98,780-1.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$98,710-1.6%
Williamsport, PA$98,580-1.7%
Columbia, MO$98,550-1.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$98,530-1.8%
Akron, OH$98,520-1.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$98,500-1.8%
Alexandria, LA$98,490-1.8%
Gainesville, GA$98,490-1.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$98,450-1.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$98,440-1.9%
Jackson, MS$98,340-2.0%
Worcester, MA$98,300-2.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$98,240-2.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$98,240-2.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$98,090-2.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$98,040-2.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$98,030-2.3%
Boise City, ID$98,020-2.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$98,010-2.3%
Roanoke, VA$98,010-2.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$98,000-2.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$97,870-2.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$97,740-2.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$97,720-2.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$97,720-2.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$97,600-2.7%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$97,550-2.8%
Bloomington, IN$97,480-2.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$97,470-2.9%
Decatur, AL$97,460-2.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$97,370-3.0%
Warner Robins, GA$97,340-3.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$97,290-3.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$97,240-3.1%
Springfield, MO$97,200-3.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$97,130-3.2%
Gainesville, FL$97,130-3.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$97,040-3.3%
Chambersburg, PA$97,020-3.3%
Peoria, IL$96,920-3.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$96,820-3.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$96,790-3.5%
Laredo, TX$96,760-3.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$96,740-3.6%
Rockford, IL$96,620-3.7%
Lubbock, TX$96,560-3.8%
Springfield, MA$96,450-3.9%
Lincoln, NE$96,320-4.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$96,310-4.0%
Logan, UT-ID$96,200-4.1%
Saginaw, MI$96,070-4.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$96,040-4.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$95,960-4.4%
Sebring, FL$95,960-4.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$95,950-4.4%
Ogden, UT$95,940-4.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$95,860-4.5%
Savannah, GA$95,830-4.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$95,820-4.5%
Pittsfield, MA$95,820-4.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$95,770-4.5%
Owensboro, KY$95,740-4.6%
Madison, WI$95,670-4.6%
Dover, DE$95,610-4.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$95,550-4.8%
Tallahassee, FL$95,550-4.8%
Reading, PA$95,470-4.8%
Vineland, NJ$95,440-4.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$95,420-4.9%
Birmingham, AL$95,250-5.1%
Kingston, NY$95,200-5.1%
Glens Falls, NY$95,110-5.2%
Jefferson City, MO$95,110-5.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$95,070-5.2%
Johnson City, TN$94,940-5.4%
State College, PA$94,940-5.4%
Bozeman, MT$94,880-5.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$94,750-5.6%
Ocala, FL$94,630-5.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$94,580-5.7%
Knoxville, TN$94,490-5.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$94,480-5.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$94,450-5.9%
Terre Haute, IN$94,410-5.9%
Morgantown, WV$94,330-6.0%
Springfield, OH$94,330-6.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$94,250-6.1%
Dubuque, IA$94,210-6.1%
Muncie, IN$94,050-6.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$94,020-6.3%
St. Cloud, MN$93,950-6.4%
Montgomery, AL$93,910-6.4%
Beckley, WV$93,820-6.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$93,780-6.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$93,750-6.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$93,650-6.7%
Huntsville, AL$93,620-6.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$93,600-6.7%
Farmington, NM$93,590-6.7%
Erie, PA$93,560-6.7%
Cheyenne, WY$93,430-6.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$93,410-6.9%
Kenosha, WI$93,120-7.2%
Morristown, TN$93,010-7.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$92,680-7.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$92,640-7.7%
Eau Claire, WI$92,610-7.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$92,600-7.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$92,580-7.7%
Valdosta, GA$92,430-7.9%
Kokomo, IN$92,320-8.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$92,200-8.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$91,670-8.6%
Iowa City, IA$91,560-8.7%
Charleston, WV$91,520-8.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$90,860-9.4%
Pocatello, ID$90,740-9.6%
Sandusky, OH$90,710-9.6%
Mobile, AL$90,630-9.7%
Appleton, WI$90,310-10.0%
Bloomington, IL$90,060-10.2%
Wausau, WI$90,030-10.3%
Evansville, IN$89,850-10.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$89,720-10.6%
Minot, ND$89,670-10.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$89,600-10.7%
Dothan, AL$89,380-10.9%
Green Bay, WI$88,730-11.6%
Manhattan, KS$88,610-11.7%
Niles, MI$88,360-11.9%
Mankato, MN$87,770-12.5%
Gadsden, AL$87,620-12.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$87,390-12.9%
Jackson, TN$87,360-12.9%
Missoula, MT$87,300-13.0%
Grand Island, NE$87,190-13.1%
Altoona, PA$86,900-13.4%
Goldsboro, NC$86,870-13.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$86,590-13.7%
Fort Wayne, IN$86,580-13.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$86,530-13.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$86,490-13.8%
Wilmington, NC$86,420-13.9%
Binghamton, NY$86,390-13.9%
Syracuse, NY$86,110-14.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$85,990-14.3%
Utica-Rome, NY$85,920-14.4%
Lafayette, LA$85,710-14.6%
Flint, MI$85,550-14.7%
Jacksonville, NC$85,540-14.7%
Casper, WY$85,450-14.8%
Billings, MT$85,340-14.9%
Rochester, MN$85,000-15.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$84,960-15.3%
Lima, OH$84,890-15.4%
Monroe, MI$84,780-15.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$84,690-15.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$84,660-15.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$84,630-15.6%
Sheboygan, WI$84,520-15.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$84,440-15.8%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$84,310-16.0%
Traverse City, MI$84,260-16.0%
Bowling Green, KY$84,250-16.0%
Johnstown, PA$84,150-16.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$84,080-16.2%
Jackson, MI$83,880-16.4%
Lake Charles, LA$83,840-16.4%
Asheville, NC$83,660-16.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$83,520-16.8%
Elmira, NY$83,190-17.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$83,160-17.1%
Bismarck, ND$83,080-17.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$82,720-17.6%
Burlington, NC$82,640-17.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$82,560-17.7%
Hot Springs, AR$82,410-17.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$81,870-18.4%
Rochester, NY$81,750-18.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$81,560-18.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$81,520-18.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$81,450-18.8%
Fayetteville, NC$81,240-19.0%
Hammond, LA$81,190-19.1%
Bay City, MI$80,880-19.4%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$80,830-19.4%
Bangor, ME$80,780-19.5%
Great Falls, MT$80,390-19.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$80,040-20.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$79,690-20.6%
Kankakee, IL$79,620-20.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$79,590-20.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$79,390-20.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$78,770-21.5%
Mansfield, OH$78,420-21.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$77,900-22.4%
Midland, MI$74,670-25.6%
Ames, IA$73,810-26.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$54,000-46.2%
Puerto Rico$51,850-48.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.