United States
Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$68,340
Occupational Therapy Assistants in the United States earn a median of $68,340 a year, about $32.86 an hour.
Median
$68,340
per year
Hourly
$32.86
as published
Mean
$68,540
pulled up by top earners
Workers
47,910
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $77,910 | +14% |
| Florida | State | $71,800 | +5% |
| California | State | $79,420 | +16% |
| Ohio | State | $62,960 | -8% |
| New York | State | $64,660 | -5% |
| Illinois | State | $63,710 | -7% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $71,850 | +5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $61,430 | -10% |
| North Carolina | State | $70,940 | +4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $63,960 | -6% |
| Massachusetts | State | $72,750 | +6% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $74,880 | +10% |
| Tennessee | State | $62,060 | -9% |
| Indiana | State | $61,390 | -10% |
| Virginia | State | $73,870 | +8% |
| Georgia | State | $66,090 | -3% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $79,970 | +17% |
| Wisconsin | State | $58,400 | -15% |
| Michigan | State | $61,460 | -10% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $78,040 | +14% |
| Missouri | State | $62,830 | -8% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $73,270 | +7% |
| Arizona | State | $75,020 | +10% |
| Colorado | State | $68,650 | +0% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $73,450 | +7% |
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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