SOC 29-1122 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Occupational Therapists make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Therapists in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $98,000. The 10th percentile is $72,080 and the 90th percentile is $126,440. Employment is 1,130.

Median annual wage

$98,000

10th percentile
$72,080
25th percentile
$83,000
Median
$98,000
75th percentile
$107,060
90th percentile
$126,440
Mean
$97,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $72,080 and the 90th percentile is $126,440. The difference is $54,360, which is 55.5% 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 $83,000 to the 75th at $107,060, covers $24,060.

The mean annual wage is $97,790, which sits below the median of $98,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,293, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Rhode Island median of $100,040.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $96,293 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapists. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 11th of 20 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $102,670 and employment of 210. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,215, against $96,293 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $98,300 and employment of 790. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,881, against $96,293 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $101,940 and employment of 4,790. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,157, against $96,293 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (1,130 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Occupational Therapists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Occupational Therapists make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Therapists in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $98,000. The 10th percentile is $72,080 and the 90th percentile is $126,440. Employment is 1,130.

How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Therapists?

The local median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $100,330.

What is Occupational Therapists pay in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,000 is $96,293. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Occupational Therapists?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $102,670. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 11th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.