Occupational Therapist pay
U.S. median hourly pay · BLS May 2025
$48.24
an hour · $100,330 a year
- 10th
- $34.47
- 25th
- $39.67
- Median
- $48.24
- 75th
- $56.09
- 90th
- $63.44
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $34.47/hr, median $48.24/hr, 90th percentile $63.44/hr.
BLS figures cover wage and salary workers and don't include benefits.
By state
- Alabama1,500 jobs$45.21median/hr
- Alaska410 jobs$49.85median/hr
- Arizona2,680 jobs$49.84median/hr
- Arkansas2,160 jobs$51.14median/hr
- California13,810 jobs$59.86median/hr
- Colorado3,390 jobs$51.31median/hr
- Connecticut3,150 jobs$49.25median/hr
- Delaware490 jobs$49.10median/hr
- District of Columbia540 jobs$52.49median/hr
- Florida10,650 jobs$47.77median/hr
- Georgia3,650 jobs$50.01median/hr
- Hawaii390 jobs$49.46median/hr
- Idaho840 jobs$47.00median/hr
- Illinois7,710 jobs$47.93median/hr
- Indiana3,830 jobs$46.65median/hr
- Iowa1,290 jobs$43.22median/hr
- Kansas1,560 jobs$47.68median/hr
- Kentucky2,190 jobs$46.95median/hr
- Louisiana2,060 jobs$47.35median/hr
- Maine1,120 jobs$40.53median/hr
- Maryland2,390 jobs$51.43median/hr
- Massachusetts6,510 jobs$48.53median/hr
- Michigan5,120 jobs$43.23median/hr
- Minnesota3,670 jobs$44.74median/hr
- Mississippi1,340 jobs$45.64median/hr
- Missouri3,400 jobs$46.77median/hr
- Montana420 jobs$42.79median/hr
- Nebraska1,500 jobs$45.07median/hr
- Nevada1,080 jobs$53.13median/hr
- New Hampshire1,240 jobs$40.34median/hr
- New Jersey6,290 jobs$49.72median/hr
- New Mexico1,030 jobs$47.68median/hr
- New York11,690 jobs$46.34median/hr
- North Carolina4,490 jobs$44.68median/hr
- North Dakota570 jobs$40.00median/hr
- Ohio6,760 jobs$47.78median/hr
- Oklahoma1,180 jobs$50.14median/hr
- Oregon1,170 jobs$54.00median/hr
- Pennsylvania6,560 jobs$47.33median/hr
- Puerto Rico170 jobs$24.93median/hr
- Rhode Island770 jobs$48.10median/hr
- South Carolina1,840 jobs$48.62median/hr
- South Dakota490 jobs$40.89median/hr
- Tennessee2,490 jobs$46.97median/hr
- Texas13,400 jobs$51.03median/hr
- Utah1,030 jobs$46.71median/hr
- Vermont320 jobs$44.87median/hr
- Virginia4,150 jobs$48.42median/hr
- Washington3,340 jobs$51.77median/hr
- West Virginia700 jobs$46.25median/hr
- Wisconsin3,710 jobs$44.42median/hr
- Wyoming350 jobs$41.43median/hr
| State | Median / hour | Median / year | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $45.21 | $94,050 | 1,500 |
| Alaska | $49.85 | $103,680 | 410 |
| Arizona | $49.84 | $103,660 | 2,680 |
| Arkansas | $51.14 | $106,360 | 2,160 |
| California | $59.86 | $124,510 | 13,810 |
| Colorado | $51.31 | $106,720 | 3,390 |
| Connecticut | $49.25 | $102,440 | 3,150 |
| Delaware | $49.10 | $102,130 | 490 |
| District of Columbia | $52.49 | $109,170 | 540 |
| Florida | $47.77 | $99,360 | 10,650 |
| Georgia | $50.01 | $104,010 | 3,650 |
| Hawaii | $49.46 | $102,870 | 390 |
| Idaho | $47.00 | $97,760 | 840 |
| Illinois | $47.93 | $99,700 | 7,710 |
| Indiana | $46.65 | $97,020 | 3,830 |
| Iowa | $43.22 | $89,910 | 1,290 |
| Kansas | $47.68 | $99,170 | 1,560 |
| Kentucky | $46.95 | $97,650 | 2,190 |
| Louisiana | $47.35 | $98,490 | 2,060 |
| Maine | $40.53 | $84,310 | 1,120 |
| Maryland | $51.43 | $106,980 | 2,390 |
| Massachusetts | $48.53 | $100,930 | 6,510 |
| Michigan | $43.23 | $89,910 | 5,120 |
| Minnesota | $44.74 | $93,050 | 3,670 |
| Mississippi | $45.64 | $94,930 | 1,340 |
| Missouri | $46.77 | $97,290 | 3,400 |
| Montana | $42.79 | $88,990 | 420 |
| Nebraska | $45.07 | $93,740 | 1,500 |
| Nevada | $53.13 | $110,520 | 1,080 |
| New Hampshire | $40.34 | $83,900 | 1,240 |
| New Jersey | $49.72 | $103,410 | 6,290 |
| New Mexico | $47.68 | $99,170 | 1,030 |
| New York | $46.34 | $96,390 | 11,690 |
| North Carolina | $44.68 | $92,940 | 4,490 |
| North Dakota | $40.00 | $83,200 | 570 |
| Ohio | $47.78 | $99,390 | 6,760 |
| Oklahoma | $50.14 | $104,300 | 1,180 |
| Oregon | $54.00 | $112,310 | 1,170 |
| Pennsylvania | $47.33 | $98,440 | 6,560 |
| Puerto Rico | $24.93 | $51,850 | 170 |
| Rhode Island | $48.10 | $100,040 | 770 |
| South Carolina | $48.62 | $101,130 | 1,840 |
| South Dakota | $40.89 | $85,050 | 490 |
| Tennessee | $46.97 | $97,700 | 2,490 |
| Texas | $51.03 | $106,140 | 13,400 |
| Utah | $46.71 | $97,150 | 1,030 |
| Vermont | $44.87 | $93,340 | 320 |
| Virginia | $48.42 | $100,710 | 4,150 |
| Washington | $51.77 | $107,670 | 3,340 |
| West Virginia | $46.25 | $96,190 | 700 |
| Wisconsin | $44.42 | $92,390 | 3,710 |
| Wyoming | $41.43 | $86,170 | 350 |
All 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where BLS publishes figures. California also has metro-area pay.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Occupational Therapist (SOC 29-1122), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.