Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary

Median Salary
$72,300
per year
Hourly Rate
$34.76
per hour
Employment
51,290
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$51,490
25th percentile
$61,710
Median
$72,300
75th percentile
$79,160
90th percentile
$89,780

💰 Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary by State

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$54K
$82K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Maryland$82,010+13.4%
California$81,770+13.1%
Texas$81,500+12.7%
Nevada$79,510+10.0%
Arkansas$78,940+9.2%
Delaware$78,640+8.8%
Washington$77,590+7.3%
New Mexico$77,020+6.5%
Oregon$76,850+6.3%
Georgia$75,920+5.0%
Colorado$75,340+4.2%
Massachusetts$75,040+3.8%
New Jersey$74,960+3.7%
Virginia$74,960+3.7%
South Carolina$73,740+2.0%
Arizona$73,490+1.6%
Montana$72,800+0.7%
Connecticut$72,780+0.7%
Hawaii$72,710+0.6%
Florida$71,630-0.9%
Pennsylvania$71,590-1.0%
North Carolina$69,390-4.0%
New York$68,530-5.2%
New Hampshire$67,790-6.2%
Rhode Island$66,710-7.7%
Indiana$66,660-7.8%
Oklahoma$66,520-8.0%
District of Columbia$66,390-8.2%
Louisiana$66,090-8.6%
Utah$66,080-8.6%
Missouri$66,070-8.6%
Idaho$65,330-9.6%
Kentucky$65,230-9.8%
Kansas$65,010-10.1%
Minnesota$64,920-10.2%
Maine$64,270-11.1%
Iowa$64,140-11.3%
Illinois$64,120-11.3%
Michigan$63,260-12.5%
Nebraska$63,180-12.6%
Wyoming$62,750-13.2%
Ohio$62,700-13.3%
Tennessee$62,420-13.7%
Alabama$62,250-13.9%
Mississippi$61,650-14.7%
North Dakota$60,970-15.7%
West Virginia$60,370-16.5%
Wisconsin$59,960-17.1%
South Dakota$56,180-22.3%
Alaska$53,530-26.0%

🏙️ Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$97,860+35.4%
Modesto, CA$96,210+33.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$95,370+31.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$95,190+31.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$95,180+31.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$88,250+22.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$86,440+19.6%
Spartanburg, SC$86,040+19.0%
Boulder, CO$84,860+17.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$84,400+16.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,680+14.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$82,620+14.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$82,610+14.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$82,060+13.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$81,500+12.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$81,340+12.5%
Visalia, CA$81,200+12.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$81,170+12.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$80,910+11.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$80,660+11.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$80,070+10.7%
Charlottesville, VA$79,770+10.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$79,720+10.3%
Lubbock, TX$79,690+10.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$79,520+10.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$79,240+9.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$78,720+8.9%
Jonesboro, AR$78,660+8.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,640+8.8%
Lynchburg, VA$78,230+8.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$78,180+8.1%
Reno, NV$78,100+8.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,090+8.0%
Lake Charles, LA$77,820+7.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$77,690+7.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$77,590+7.3%
Waco, TX$77,170+6.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$76,980+6.5%
Richmond, VA$76,760+6.2%
Amarillo, TX$76,720+6.1%
Salem, OR$76,570+5.9%
Worcester, MA$76,570+5.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$76,440+5.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$76,290+5.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$76,090+5.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,080+5.2%
Longview, TX$76,070+5.2%
Fresno, CA$76,030+5.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$75,850+4.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$75,770+4.8%
Las Cruces, NM$75,750+4.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$75,670+4.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$75,620+4.6%
Dover, DE$75,440+4.3%
Tulsa, OK$75,360+4.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,300+4.1%
Tyler, TX$75,280+4.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$75,170+4.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$74,960+3.7%
Springfield, OH$74,950+3.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$74,700+3.3%
El Paso, TX$74,640+3.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$74,450+3.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$74,430+2.9%
Albuquerque, NM$74,380+2.9%
Columbia, SC$74,330+2.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$74,290+2.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$73,890+2.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$73,720+2.0%
Victoria, TX$73,720+2.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$73,710+2.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$73,580+1.8%
New Haven, CT$73,440+1.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$73,340+1.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$73,130+1.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$73,130+1.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$73,030+1.0%
Roanoke, VA$72,870+0.8%
Asheville, NC$72,840+0.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$72,820+0.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$72,800+0.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$72,780+0.7%
Florence, SC$72,720+0.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$72,630+0.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$72,190-0.2%
Lancaster, PA$72,170-0.2%
Savannah, GA$72,120-0.2%
Reading, PA$72,110-0.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$72,070-0.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$71,960-0.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$71,930-0.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$71,750-0.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$71,640-0.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$71,570-1.0%
Tucson, AZ$71,480-1.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$71,420-1.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$71,310-1.4%
Gainesville, FL$71,240-1.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$71,050-1.7%
Owensboro, KY$70,840-2.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$70,630-2.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$70,570-2.4%
Jacksonville, FL$70,540-2.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$70,150-3.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$70,020-3.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$69,570-3.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$69,270-4.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$68,900-4.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$68,530-5.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$68,380-5.4%
Pueblo, CO$68,370-5.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$68,230-5.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$67,840-6.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$67,840-6.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,780-6.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$67,460-6.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$67,450-6.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$67,300-6.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$67,290-6.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$67,290-6.9%
Springfield, IL$67,140-7.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$66,920-7.4%
Boise City, ID$66,550-8.0%
Tallahassee, FL$66,320-8.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$66,230-8.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$66,210-8.4%
Evansville, IN$66,200-8.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$66,160-8.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$65,930-8.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$65,850-8.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$65,840-8.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$65,730-9.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$65,380-9.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$65,210-9.8%
Lafayette, LA$64,900-10.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$64,880-10.3%
Johnson City, TN$64,810-10.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,700-10.5%
Greenville, NC$64,680-10.5%
Williamsport, PA$64,650-10.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,310-11.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$64,310-11.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$64,250-11.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$64,250-11.1%
Springfield, MA$64,250-11.1%
Wichita, KS$64,250-11.1%
York-Hanover, PA$64,180-11.2%
Monroe, LA$64,130-11.3%
Laredo, TX$64,090-11.4%
Ogden, UT$64,050-11.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$64,040-11.4%
Fayetteville, NC$64,010-11.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$64,010-11.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$63,740-11.8%
Toledo, OH$63,710-11.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$63,660-12.0%
Jackson, MS$63,540-12.1%
Bangor, ME$63,520-12.1%
Columbus, OH$63,480-12.2%
Wilmington, NC$63,440-12.3%
Sandusky, OH$63,260-12.5%
Lincoln, NE$63,180-12.6%
Birmingham, AL$63,170-12.6%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$63,120-12.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$63,030-12.8%
Columbia, MO$62,810-13.1%
Cleveland, OH$62,700-13.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$62,670-13.3%
Rockford, IL$62,640-13.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,440-13.6%
Akron, OH$62,380-13.7%
Manhattan, KS$62,380-13.7%
Rochester, NY$62,330-13.8%
Mobile, AL$62,250-13.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$62,210-14.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,200-14.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$62,010-14.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$61,900-14.4%
Topeka, KS$61,740-14.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$61,700-14.7%
Bowling Green, KY$61,690-14.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,560-14.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,510-14.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,360-15.1%
Springfield, MO$61,360-15.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$61,280-15.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,230-15.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$61,120-15.5%
Huntsville, AL$61,040-15.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$60,940-15.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,900-15.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,840-15.9%
Kenosha, WI$60,790-15.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$60,740-16.0%
Lima, OH$60,550-16.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$60,520-16.3%
Syracuse, NY$60,320-16.6%
Altoona, PA$60,310-16.6%
Bloomington, IL$60,050-16.9%
Flint, MI$60,040-17.0%
Knoxville, TN$59,930-17.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,160-18.2%
Erie, PA$58,470-19.1%
Appleton, WI$57,920-19.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$57,810-20.0%
Charleston, WV$57,520-20.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$57,520-20.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$57,450-20.5%
Green Bay, WI$57,280-20.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$56,180-22.3%
Johnstown, PA$56,120-22.4%
Eau Claire, WI$56,110-22.4%
Peoria, IL$55,210-23.6%
Madison, WI$54,870-24.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$52,560-27.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$51,140-29.3%
Anchorage, AK$49,050-32.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.