How much do Occupational Therapists make in Tallahassee, FL?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $36,970, which is 38.7% 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 $91,380 to the 75th at $99,910, covers $8,530.

The mean annual wage is $95,300, which sits below the median of $95,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,737, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the Florida median of $99,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $101,737 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapists. Tallahassee, FL ranks 13th of 18 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).).

• Valdosta, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $92,430 and employment of 40. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,712, against $101,737 here.
• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $97,290 and employment of 90. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,994, against $101,737 here.
• Dothan, AL is 95 miles away, with a median of $89,380 and employment of 60. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,617, against $101,737 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (190 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.