How much do Occupational Therapy Assistants make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapy Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $76,590 and the 90th percentile is $105,590. The difference is $29,000, which is 30.1% 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 $78,620 to the 75th at $101,160, covers $22,540.

The mean annual wage is $92,640, which sits below the median of $96,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 33.1% higher than the national median of $72,300 for Occupational Therapy Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,414, which is 27.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.7% higher than the California median of $81,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapy Assistants at $92,414 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapy Assistants. Modesto, CA ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $84,400 and employment of 60. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,313, against $92,414 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $95,370 and employment of 160. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,368, against $92,414 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $97,860 and employment of 290. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,644, against $92,414 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapy Assistants accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (30 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,290 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.