Occupational Therapist pay in California
Median hourly pay in California · BLS May 2025
$59.86
an hour · $124,510 a year
- 10th
- $41.13
- 25th
- $49.98
- Median
- $59.86
- 75th
- $65.57
- 90th
- $76.23
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $41.13/hr, median $59.86/hr, 90th percentile $76.23/hr.
Employed in CA
13,810
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$11.62
U.S. median $48.24/hr
Licensing for occupational therapists in California
California Board of Occupational Therapy. Board, lookup and requirements
Occupational Therapist pay by California metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim4,950 jobs$58.68/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad1,620 jobs$58.50/hr
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont1,560 jobs$65.76/hr
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1,110 jobs$57.47/hr
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara840 jobs$65.80/hr
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom810 jobs$59.03/hr
- Fresno320 jobs$56.10/hr
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura300 jobs$57.97/hr
- Stockton-Lodi230 jobs$59.13/hr
- Bakersfield-Delano170 jobs$59.23/hr
- Modesto170 jobs$58.23/hr
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara170 jobs$60.53/hr
- Visalia140 jobs$58.99/hr
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma130 jobs$61.54/hr
- Salinas110 jobs$59.22/hr
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles100 jobs$52.96/hr
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville100 jobs$62.70/hr
- Vallejo100 jobs$64.90/hr
- Chico70 jobs$62.14/hr
- Redding70 jobs$53.00/hr
- Napa40 jobs$59.85/hr
- Merced30 jobs$56.72/hr
- Yuba City30 jobs$51.81/hr
Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by BLS, sorted by number of jobs.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: California, 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.