# Occupational therapist salary by state

Canonical citation: Wages.fyi — https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/occupational-therapists-29-1122-00

Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Occupational Therapists.

United States median: $100,330. 51 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| California | $124,510 | $103,950 | $136,380 |
| Oregon | $112,310 | $99,800 | $127,540 |
| Nevada | $110,520 | $100,510 | $127,960 |
| District of Columbia | $109,170 | $96,800 | $125,130 |
| Washington | $107,670 | $95,650 | $127,390 |
| Maryland | $106,980 | $87,650 | $123,700 |
| Colorado | $106,720 | $94,210 | $128,250 |
| Arkansas | $106,360 | $81,810 | $128,220 |
| Texas | $106,140 | $85,810 | $127,830 |
| Oklahoma | $104,300 | $88,150 | $121,120 |
| Georgia | $104,010 | $82,320 | $118,560 |
| Alaska | $103,680 | $100,470 | $124,160 |
| Arizona | $103,660 | $85,980 | $122,900 |
| New Jersey | $103,410 | $91,770 | $128,390 |
| Hawaii | $102,870 | $85,910 | $112,310 |
| Connecticut | $102,440 | $84,890 | $111,660 |
| Delaware | $102,130 | $90,860 | $121,140 |
| South Carolina | $101,130 | $82,000 | $109,720 |
| Massachusetts | $100,930 | $83,960 | $110,180 |
| Virginia | $100,710 | $83,740 | $118,740 |
| Rhode Island | $100,040 | $84,710 | $107,160 |
| Illinois | $99,700 | $82,070 | $109,780 |
| Ohio | $99,390 | $81,840 | $107,880 |
| Florida | $99,360 | $81,360 | $104,830 |
| Kansas | $99,170 | $82,000 | $107,630 |
| New Mexico | $99,170 | $83,770 | $120,960 |
| Louisiana | $98,490 | $72,350 | $107,880 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,440 | $81,880 | $112,320 |
| Idaho | $97,760 | $85,380 | $108,730 |
| Tennessee | $97,700 | $81,750 | $107,250 |
| Kentucky | $97,650 | $80,120 | $105,220 |
| Missouri | $97,290 | $81,230 | $106,190 |
| Utah | $97,150 | $85,380 | $104,040 |
| Indiana | $97,020 | $81,940 | $104,680 |
| New York | $96,390 | $76,980 | $114,400 |
| West Virginia | $96,190 | $74,890 | $107,650 |
| Mississippi | $94,930 | $79,430 | $104,460 |
| Alabama | $94,050 | $82,500 | $107,650 |
| Nebraska | $93,740 | $80,350 | $102,560 |
| Vermont | $93,340 | $80,450 | $102,500 |
| Minnesota | $93,050 | $81,510 | $100,150 |
| North Carolina | $92,940 | $77,510 | $104,820 |
| Wisconsin | $92,390 | $78,430 | $102,240 |
| Iowa | $89,910 | $75,810 | $103,100 |
| Michigan | $89,910 | $79,390 | $100,070 |
| Montana | $88,990 | $79,860 | $102,130 |
| Wyoming | $86,170 | $77,580 | $103,350 |
| South Dakota | $85,050 | $80,720 | $99,940 |
| Maine | $84,310 | $77,770 | $99,010 |
| New Hampshire | $83,900 | $78,790 | $102,250 |
| North Dakota | $83,200 | $77,210 | $99,280 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/occupational-therapists-29-1122-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/29-1122.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.