How much do Occupational Therapists make in Bozeman, MT?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $78,200 and the 90th percentile is $118,460. The difference is $40,260, which is 42.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $86,110 to the 75th at $102,130, covers $16,020.

The mean annual wage is $95,830, which sits above the median of $94,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bozeman, MT median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,557, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Montana median of $88,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bozeman, MT is 102.510, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $92,557 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapists. Bozeman, MT ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Billings, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $85,340 and employment of 130. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,247, against $92,557 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $80,390 and employment of 40. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,009, against $92,557 here.
• Idaho Falls, ID is 145 miles away, with a median of $94,480 and employment of 60. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,072, against $92,557 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Bozeman, MT (50 of 72,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.