United States
Occupational Therapy Aides salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$37,370
Occupational Therapy Aides in the United States earn a median of $37,370 a year, about $17.97 an hour.
Median
$37,370
per year
Hourly
$17.97
as published
Mean
$41,850
pulled up by top earners
Workers
5,000
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $38,400 | +3% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $36,140 | -3% |
| Texas | State | $37,160 | -1% |
| Massachusetts | State | $38,690 | +4% |
| New York | State | $42,120 | +13% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $37,290 | -0% |
| Ohio | State | $36,280 | -3% |
| Louisiana | State | $30,040 | -20% |
| North Carolina | State | $73,450 | +97% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Metro | $36,140 | -3% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $40,550 | +9% |
| Missouri | State | $38,380 | +3% |
| Georgia | State | $37,550 | +0% |
| South Carolina | State | $34,080 | -9% |
| Wisconsin | State | $40,270 | +8% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $41,550 | +11% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Metro | $38,380 | +3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $38,160 | +2% |
| Idaho | State | $24,660 | -34% |
| Columbus, OH | Metro | $22,500 | -40% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $40,510 | +8% |
| Tennessee | State | $27,110 | -27% |
| New Mexico | State | $67,890 | +82% |
| Oklahoma | State | $33,110 | -11% |
| Mississippi | State | $27,230 | -27% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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