May 2025 OEWS estimate

Occupational Therapist Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $100,330. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$100,330

Mean annual salary

$101,280

Employment estimate

162,450

Annual salary percentiles

Occupational Therapist national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Occupational Therapist national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$71,690
P25 — lower quartile	$82,510
P50 — median	$100,330
P75 — upper quartile	$116,670
P90 — 90th percentile	$131,950

Occupational Therapist national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$71,690
P25 — lower quartile	$82,510
P50 — median	$100,330
P75 — upper quartile	$116,670
P90 — 90th percentile	$131,950

Median hourly wage

$48.24/hr

Mean hourly wage

$48.69/hr

Employment estimate

162,450

Hourly wage percentiles

Occupational Therapist national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Occupational Therapist national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$34.47/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$39.67/hr
P50 — median	$48.24/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$56.09/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$63.44/hr

Occupational Therapist national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$71,690
P25 — lower quartile	$82,510
P50 — median	$100,330
P75 — upper quartile	$116,670
P90 — 90th percentile	$131,950

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $84,080
Middle covered median: $101,735
Highest covered median: $136,870

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$136,870
#2	San Francisco, CA	$136,770
#3	Sacramento, CA	$122,780
#4	Austin, TX	$122,050
#5	Los Angeles, CA	$122,040
#6	Riverside, CA	$119,530
#7	Portland, OR	$112,100
#8	Las Vegas, NV	$110,520
#9	Seattle, WA	$109,860
#10	San Antonio, TX	$107,650

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$71,690
P25 — lower quartile	$82,510
P50 — median	$100,330
P75 — upper quartile	$116,670
P90 — 90th percentile	$131,950

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	11,640
#2	Chicago, IL	5,960
#3	Los Angeles, CA	4,950
#4	Boston, MA	4,790
#5	Dallas, TX	3,450
#6	Philadelphia, PA	3,410
#7	Houston, TX	2,700
#8	Washington, DC	2,640
#9	Minneapolis, MN	2,590
#10	Miami, FL	2,550

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$71,690
P25 — lower quartile	$82,510
P50 — median	$100,330
P75 — upper quartile	$116,670
P90 — 90th percentile	$131,950

Occupational Therapist salaries by metro

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Occupational Therapist salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$136,870	$137,450	$124,800–$163,070	840
San Francisco, CA	$136,770	$136,250	$123,550–$155,030	1,560
Sacramento, CA	$122,780	$123,560	$107,170–$136,270	810
Austin, TX	$122,050	$113,410	$98,480–$129,880	1,600
Los Angeles, CA	$122,040	$118,500	$99,700–$131,760	4,950
Riverside, CA	$119,530	$118,480	$101,920–$134,000	1,110
Portland, OR	$112,100	$114,410	$99,800–$128,590	730
Las Vegas, NV	$110,520	$112,920	$100,220–$129,860	860
Seattle, WA	$109,860	$113,270	$97,140–$129,930	2,020
San Antonio, TX	$107,650	$111,140	$99,560–$129,170	1,780
Denver, CO	$107,500	$110,720	$94,210–$127,330	1,870
Atlanta, GA	$106,160	$106,200	$86,860–$122,970	2,120
Dallas, TX	$106,110	$108,380	$84,280–$126,840	3,450
Baltimore, MD	$105,490	$103,600	$85,460–$119,700	1,200
Phoenix, AZ	$105,060	$105,650	$85,970–$123,640	2,070
Houston, TX	$103,580	$107,080	$85,260–$125,100	2,700
Philadelphia, PA	$103,140	$103,970	$86,490–$120,270	3,410
Oklahoma City, OK	$103,080	$102,380	$84,650–$118,410	530
Washington, DC	$102,960	$109,170	$93,140–$128,850	2,640
Urban Honolulu, HI	$102,870	$99,680	$83,730–$112,310	320
New Orleans, LA	$102,520	$96,710	$78,770–$109,210	390
Boston, MA	$101,940	$100,730	$84,750–$110,620	4,790
El Paso, TX	$101,530	$101,690	$82,590–$123,410	320
Miami, FL	$101,480	$95,530	$80,850–$106,480	2,550
New York, NY	$101,460	$107,110	$84,130–$127,030	11,640
Cincinnati, OH	$100,870	$101,830	$83,690–$114,940	1,360
Nashville, TN	$100,630	$97,890	$82,110–$107,250	710
Indianapolis, IN	$100,080	$99,270	$84,040–$105,730	1,660
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$100,040	$99,670	$81,440–$112,850	710
Memphis, TN	$99,960	$98,130	$83,790–$110,720	420
Chicago, IL	$99,860	$101,400	$82,390–$111,170	5,960
Kansas City, MO	$99,840	$97,980	$82,980–$108,030	1,360
Orlando, FL	$99,520	$99,470	$82,370–$104,410	1,160
Virginia Beach, VA	$99,400	$96,140	$79,540–$116,490	830
Jacksonville, FL	$99,340	$95,450	$82,540–$104,750	890
Columbus, OH	$98,920	$96,290	$82,090–$106,970	1,370
Charlotte, NC	$98,450	$95,960	$81,030–$108,960	1,140
Baton Rouge, LA	$98,030	$94,010	$71,500–$106,430	430
Tampa, FL	$97,720	$96,110	$83,320–$102,720	1,660
Birmingham, AL	$95,250	$97,770	$84,160–$112,970	540
Minneapolis, MN	$93,600	$92,080	$82,170–$99,880	2,590
Pittsburgh, PA	$90,860	$88,700	$76,160–$100,860	1,170
Detroit, MI	$89,600	$90,000	$80,120–$100,620	2,030
Raleigh, NC	$84,080	$90,850	$74,910–$106,650	680