Salary by Metro

SOC 31-2011 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Occupational Therapy Assistants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$72,300

10th percentile
$51,490
25th percentile
$61,710
Median
$72,300
75th percentile
$79,160
90th percentile
$89,780
Mean
$70,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 51,290.

That median is 41.8% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Occupational Therapy Assistants.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA290$82,300$97,860$122,670
Modesto, CA30$76,590$96,210$105,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA160$74,470$95,370$120,990
Bakersfield-Delano, CA40$67,890$95,190$107,420
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA170$77,160$95,180$107,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV420$66,390$88,250$97,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA40$72,950$86,440$104,350
Spartanburg, SC80$55,580$86,040$89,510
Boulder, CO50$68,210$84,860$89,950
Stockton-Lodi, CA60$73,430$84,400$103,720
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA360$71,000$82,680$103,410
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD310$65,600$82,620$88,920
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX70$57,700$82,610$94,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA80$64,680$82,060$107,450
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,190$81,500$81,500$95,900
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX900$61,890$81,340$94,070
Visalia, CA50$72,810$81,200$98,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,220$54,250$81,170$95,200
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR100$56,200$80,910$111,370
Fort Smith, AR-OK40$65,970$80,660$99,780

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Occupational Therapy Assistants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,200$52,860$74,960$89,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,720$64,650$78,090$103,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,710$48,980$67,840$82,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,220$54,250$81,170$95,200
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,190$81,500$81,500$95,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,090$60,010$71,310$80,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD940$60,900$76,440$80,820
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX900$61,890$81,340$94,070
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH850$42,120$75,300$83,550
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ800$63,290$76,080$93,230
St. Louis, MO-IL780$50,990$67,450$84,100
Cleveland, OH720$51,070$62,700$77,870
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN700$38,430$67,290$87,360
Columbus, OH610$38,020$63,480$84,670
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA590$60,370$78,180$89,990
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL550$60,520$72,820$78,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN480$58,670$67,460$80,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI470$52,270$60,900$89,510
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC450$58,430$72,780$79,210
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA440$52,560$67,300$76,580

States and territories

State estimates for Occupational Therapy Assistants, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Maryland710$62,380$82,010$95,520
California3,840$65,680$81,770$104,990
Texas5,610$60,980$81,500$95,900
Nevada220$61,530$79,510$97,590
Arkansas730$50,710$78,940$98,960
Delaware220$63,970$78,640$82,070
Washington720$62,960$77,590$88,250
New Mexico300$36,820$77,020$94,000
Oregon250$65,190$76,850$86,010
Georgia1,060$55,840$75,920$86,830
Colorado710$60,880$75,340$100,190
Massachusetts1,410$42,120$75,040$82,180
New Jersey1,080$65,550$74,960$100,700
Virginia1,130$57,250$74,960$89,560
South Carolina830$52,050$73,740$87,860
Arizona1,120$53,810$73,490$89,880
Montana60$59,060$72,800$94,510
Connecticut820$60,180$72,780$81,400
Hawaii60$65,660$72,710$77,280
Florida3,910$59,890$71,630$79,350
Pennsylvania2,560$55,690$71,590$77,790
North Carolina1,590$55,130$69,390$83,360
New York2,230$49,050$68,530$83,200
New Hampshire150$48,410$67,790$85,610
Rhode Island300$58,220$66,710$75,560
Indiana1,490$43,340$66,660$86,870
Oklahoma1,000$51,710$66,520$79,320
District of Columbia60$57,450$66,390$85,660
Louisiana760$31,530$66,090$83,200
Utah280$42,690$66,080$94,870
Missouri1,470$50,990$66,070$80,930
Idaho210$59,820$65,330$74,720
Kentucky500$50,840$65,230$77,270
Kansas660$55,120$65,010$77,410
Minnesota540$56,360$64,920$73,040
Maine250$53,230$64,270$81,220
Iowa400$47,670$64,140$79,800
Illinois2,470$47,830$64,120$80,150
Michigan1,250$52,270$63,260$79,310
Nebraska210$47,490$63,180$77,840
Wyoming80$37,680$62,750$74,430
Ohio3,890$49,500$62,700$79,600
Tennessee1,300$23,910$62,420$78,950
Alabama750$50,120$62,250$79,600
Mississippi420$51,920$61,650$78,320
North Dakota130$48,760$60,970$65,540
West Virginia340$49,280$60,370$76,940
Wisconsin1,050$44,620$59,960$72,940
South Dakota100$40,110$56,180$72,800
Alaska60$34,110$53,530$95,900

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Occupational Therapy Assistants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Occupational Therapy Assistants is $72,300. Employment is 51,290.

How does Occupational Therapy Assistants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Occupational Therapy Assistants is 41.8% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Occupational Therapy Assistants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $97,860.