How much do Occupational Therapists make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $63,170 and the 90th percentile is $106,330. The difference is $43,160, which is 44.8% 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 $65,400 to the 75th at $102,010, covers $36,610.

The mean annual wage is $88,590, which sits below the median of $96,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wildwood-The Villages, FL median is 4% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,743, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Florida median of $99,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $112,743 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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 15th 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).).

• Homosassa Springs, FL is 33 miles away, with a median of $103,680 and employment of 100. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,927, against $112,743 here.
• Ocala, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $94,630 and employment of 150. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,366, against $112,743 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $99,520 and employment of 1,160. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,129, against $112,743 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Wildwood-The Villages, FL (80 of 41,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.85 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.