SOC 31-2012 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Occupational Therapy Aides make in Bloomington, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Therapy Aides in Bloomington, IN is $36,860. The 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $40,790. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$36,860

10th percentile
$36,860
25th percentile
$36,860
Median
$36,860
75th percentile
$37,920
90th percentile
$40,790
Mean
$37,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $40,790. The difference is $3,930, which is 10.7% 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 $36,860 to the 75th at $37,920, covers $1,060.

The mean annual wage is $37,890, which sits above the median of $36,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IN median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $39,160 for Occupational Therapy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,766, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Indiana median of $38,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapy Aides at $38,766 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Occupational Therapy Aides. Bloomington, IN ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 184 miles away, with a median of $43,270 and employment of 50. That median is 17.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,768, against $38,766 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Occupational Therapy Aides make in Bloomington, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Therapy Aides in Bloomington, IN is $36,860. The 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $40,790.

How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Therapy Aides?

The local median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $39,160.

What is Occupational Therapy Aides pay in Bloomington, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,860 is $38,766. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bloomington, IN compare with nearby metros for Occupational Therapy Aides?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 184 miles away, at $43,270. Bloomington, IN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.