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Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary by City

Occupational therapy assistants earn the most in San Francisco, CA (average $99,250 a year), followed by San Jose, CA ($94,960) and Sacramento, CA ($92,750), among the 217 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $70,710 and the median $72,300, for 51,290 workers (May 2025).

$70,710U.S. average
$99Khighest: San Francisco, CA
$50Klowest: Knoxville, TN
217metro areas
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Top 15 cities for occupational therapy assistants by average salary

San Francisco, CA$99,250
San Jose, CA$94,960
Sacramento, CA$92,750
Modesto, CA$92,640
Bakersfield, CA$91,880
Stockton, CA$88,330
Santa Maria, CA$87,450
Austin, TX$86,300
Washington, DC$85,400
Oxnard, CA$85,320
San Diego, CA$85,120
Fayetteville, AR$81,980
Los Angeles, CA$81,740
Boulder, CO$81,730
Visalia, CA$81,670
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary by state

California pays occupational therapy assistants the most statewide, $84,690 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
California$84,690$81,7703,84013$99,250$78,490
Maryland$79,890$82,0107102$80,070$66,510
Texas$79,750$81,5005,61020$86,300$63,610
New Jersey$77,640$74,9601,0800n/an/a
Nevada$77,290$79,5102202$78,820$69,620
Arkansas$76,900$78,9407304$81,980$75,110
Colorado$76,690$75,3407105$81,730$74,190
Oregon$76,610$76,8502502$78,380$75,410
Washington$76,310$77,5907203$78,000$70,280
Delaware$75,930$78,6402201$72,050$72,050
Montana$73,590$72,800600n/an/a
Virginia$73,140$74,9601,1305$80,150$68,010
Arizona$72,100$73,4901,1202$74,260$69,380
Georgia$72,080$75,9201,0603$74,150$66,070
New Mexico$71,550$77,0203002$73,850$69,630
Hawaii$71,270$72,710601$71,020$71,020
Washington, D.C.$71,110$66,390601$85,400$85,400
Connecticut$70,500$72,7808205$72,490$68,640
South Carolina$70,480$73,7408306$78,120$65,660
Florida$70,310$71,6303,91016$77,830$66,230
North Carolina$69,270$69,3901,59010$74,360$65,430
Maine$68,890$64,2702502$67,990$67,910
Massachusetts$68,340$75,0401,4104$72,630$62,390
New Hampshire$68,050$67,7901501$72,460$72,460
Rhode Island$67,840$66,7103001$66,790$66,790
Pennsylvania$67,750$71,5902,56012$72,210$58,570
New York$67,620$68,5302,2307$74,600$56,080
Indiana$67,160$66,6601,4906$71,150$61,290
Utah$66,980$66,0802803$71,280$63,700
Oklahoma$66,710$66,5201,0002$70,650$65,980
Kansas$66,420$65,0106603$65,390$61,650
Idaho$66,160$65,3302101$69,000$69,000
Missouri$66,030$66,0701,4705$69,570$64,320
Minnesota$65,690$64,9205401$67,390$67,390
Louisiana$65,660$66,0907607$73,930$53,910
Illinois$65,580$64,1202,4706$69,130$55,420
Michigan$65,400$63,2601,2504$67,100$59,780
Kentucky$65,360$65,2305004$67,420$62,430
Ohio$64,770$62,7003,89011$69,830$57,970
Iowa$63,970$64,1404004$66,830$56,060
West Virginia$63,680$60,3703404$63,770$58,510
Alabama$63,660$62,2507504$67,830$60,420
Mississippi$63,530$61,6504202$64,980$64,130
Nebraska$62,520$63,1802102$66,170$63,480
Wyoming$60,890$62,750800n/an/a
Tennessee$60,550$62,4201,3007$67,710$49,960
Alaska$59,400$53,530601$58,620$58,620
North Dakota$58,980$60,9701301$65,180$65,180
Wisconsin$58,900$59,9601,0508$63,690$55,010
South Dakota$55,470$56,1801001$55,080$55,080
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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Francisco, CA$99,250$97,860$47.72290
San Jose, CA$94,960$95,370$45.66160
Sacramento, CA$92,750$95,180$44.59170
Modesto, CA$92,640$96,210$44.5430
Bakersfield, CA$91,880$95,190$44.1740
Stockton, CA$88,330$84,400$42.4760
Santa Maria, CA$87,450$86,440$42.0540
Austin, TX$86,300$81,500$41.491,190
Washington, DC$85,400$88,250$41.06420
Oxnard, CA$85,320$82,060$41.0280
San Diego, CA$85,120$82,680$40.92360
Fayetteville, AR$81,980$80,910$39.41100
Los Angeles, CA$81,740$78,090$39.301,720
Boulder, CO$81,730$84,860$39.3050
Visalia, CA$81,670$81,200$39.2750
Riverside, CA$81,440$80,070$39.15400
Beaumont, TX$80,320$82,610$38.6170
Lynchburg, VA$80,150$78,230$38.5440
Dallas, TX$80,140$81,170$38.531,220
Baltimore, MD$80,070$82,620$38.50310
Fort Smith, AR$80,000$80,660$38.4640
San Antonio, TX$79,960$79,240$38.44420
Houston, TX$79,660$81,340$38.30900
Denver, CO$79,250$76,980$38.10340
Las Vegas, NV$78,820$79,520$37.89170
Fresno, CA$78,490$76,030$37.7490
Portland, OR$78,380$78,640$37.68170
Spartanburg, SC$78,120$86,040$37.5680
Seattle, WA$78,000$77,590$37.50350
Punta Gorda, FL$77,830$72,800$37.4240
Waco, TX$77,670$77,170$37.3450
Wichita Falls, TX$77,320$74,450$37.1750
Naples, FL$77,280$77,690$37.1650
Lubbock, TX$76,850$79,690$36.9570
Texarkana, TX$76,490$79,720$36.7840
Colorado Springs, CO$76,280$74,700$36.67140
Victoria, TX$76,240$73,720$36.6560
Jonesboro, AR$75,980$78,660$36.5390
Charlottesville, VA$75,960$79,770$36.5240
Longview, TX$75,550$76,070$36.3250
Salem, OR$75,410$76,570$36.2540
Little Rock, AR$75,110$78,720$36.11260
Fort Collins, CO$74,660$71,570$35.90n/a
New York, NY$74,600$74,960$35.872,200
Tyler, TX$74,510$75,280$35.8270
Raleigh, NC$74,360$75,620$35.75170
Phoenix, AZ$74,260$76,080$35.70800
Pueblo, CO$74,190$68,370$35.6750
Amarillo, TX$74,170$76,720$35.6690
Atlanta, GA$74,150$78,180$35.65590
Lake Charles, LA$73,930$77,820$35.5450
Richmond, VA$73,900$76,760$35.53210
Las Cruces, NM$73,850$75,750$35.5050
Charleston, SC$73,710$75,770$35.44110
Bremerton, WA$73,270$76,090$35.2340
Fort Myers, FL$73,100$73,340$35.15120
El Paso, TX$73,090$74,640$35.14130
Killeen, TX$72,980$76,290$35.0990
Barnstable, MA$72,630$75,170$34.9250
New Haven, CT$72,490$73,440$34.85110
Manchester, NH$72,460$68,530$34.84n/a
Philadelphia, PA$72,210$76,440$34.72940
McAllen, TX$72,150$73,720$34.69120
Dover, DE$72,050$75,440$34.6460
Houma, LA$71,900$75,850$34.5740
Greensboro, NC$71,890$74,290$34.5680
Norwich, CT$71,790$73,030$34.5250
Salt Lake City, UT$71,280$71,420$34.27100
Winston-Salem, NC$71,180$70,150$34.2290
Fort Wayne, IN$71,150$73,130$34.21100
Sarasota, FL$71,040$72,070$34.15200
Palm Bay, FL$71,030$73,130$34.15150
Honolulu, HI$71,020$71,960$34.1550
Port St. Lucie, FL$71,010$73,890$34.14150
Tampa, FL$70,860$72,820$34.07550
Corpus Christi, TX$70,800$74,430$34.0480
Charlotte, NC$70,690$72,780$33.99450
Tulsa, OK$70,650$75,360$33.97260
Bridgeport, CT$70,620$73,710$33.95230
Savannah, GA$70,620$72,120$33.9540
Miami, FL$70,560$71,310$33.921,090
Orlando, FL$70,480$72,630$33.89350
New Orleans, LA$70,460$65,850$33.88130
College Station, TX$70,430$75,670$33.8640
Spokane, WA$70,280$70,570$33.79110
Hartford, CT$70,200$71,750$33.75240
Reading, PA$69,920$72,110$33.6240
Springfield, OH$69,830$74,950$33.5730
Boston, MA$69,820$75,300$33.57850
Albuquerque, NM$69,630$74,380$33.48150
Reno, NV$69,620$78,100$33.4740
Kansas City, MO$69,570$71,050$33.45400
Worcester, MA$69,570$76,570$33.45180
Tucson, AZ$69,380$71,480$33.35160
Brownsville, TX$69,360$72,190$33.3580
Florence, SC$69,170$72,720$33.2640
Springfield, IL$69,130$67,140$33.2440
Dayton, OH$69,080$70,020$33.21270
Jacksonville, FL$69,060$70,540$33.20340
Boise, ID$69,000$66,550$33.17110
Asheville, NC$68,960$72,840$33.1670
Greenville, SC$68,950$73,580$33.15240
Homosassa Springs, FL$68,890$68,380$33.1290
Lancaster, PA$68,840$72,170$33.1070
Virginia Beach, VA$68,830$65,730$33.09300
Waterbury, CT$68,640$64,310$33.00110
Cincinnati, OH$68,470$67,460$32.92480
Durham, NC$68,460$66,230$32.9160
Pensacola, FL$68,400$70,630$32.8870
Greenville, NC$68,380$64,680$32.8870
Deltona, FL$68,360$68,900$32.87120
Evansville, IN$68,350$66,200$32.86120
Chicago, IL$68,150$67,840$32.761,710
Myrtle Beach, SC$68,150$66,920$32.7740
Wilmington, NC$68,020$63,440$32.7080
Roanoke, VA$68,010$72,870$32.7060
Portland, ME$67,990$64,700$32.6960
Bangor, ME$67,910$63,520$32.6540
Birmingham, AL$67,830$63,170$32.61190
Memphis, TN$67,710$64,010$32.55150
Lakeland, FL$67,590$66,160$32.50110
Gainesville, FL$67,560$71,240$32.4870
Louisville, KY$67,420$67,840$32.42170
Minneapolis, MN$67,390$66,210$32.40350
Allentown, PA$67,270$64,310$32.34140
Kiryas Joel, NY$67,210$71,640$32.31110
Indianapolis, IN$67,140$67,290$32.28700
Detroit, MI$67,100$60,900$32.26470
Kingsport, TN$66,950$64,040$32.1960
Lafayette, LA$66,910$64,900$32.1760
Des Moines, IA$66,830$64,250$32.1380
Providence, RI$66,790$67,300$32.11440
Johnson City, TN$66,750$64,810$32.0940
St. Louis, MO$66,720$67,450$32.08780
Hagerstown, MD$66,510$69,270$31.9870
Fayetteville, NC$66,500$64,010$31.9770
Williamsport, PA$66,330$64,650$31.8940
Tallahassee, FL$66,230$66,320$31.8450
Omaha, NE$66,170$65,930$31.8180
Shreveport, LA$66,160$69,570$31.8190
Syracuse, NY$66,100$60,320$31.7860
Augusta, GA$66,070$67,780$31.77100
Davenport, IA$66,030$61,510$31.7460
Oklahoma City, OK$65,980$65,840$31.72420
York, PA$65,940$64,180$31.7050
Sandusky, OH$65,790$63,260$31.6350
Columbia, SC$65,660$74,330$31.57120
Scranton, PA$65,610$63,740$31.5470
Grand Rapids, MI$65,520$67,290$31.50370
Hickory, NC$65,430$63,120$31.4670
Wichita, KS$65,390$64,250$31.44180
Lexington, KY$65,370$65,210$31.4340
Cape Girardeau, MO$65,230$62,010$31.3660
Rockford, IL$65,190$62,640$31.3440
Fargo, ND$65,180$63,660$31.3430
Mobile, AL$65,150$62,250$31.3240
Cleveland, OH$65,040$62,700$31.27720
Gulfport, MS$64,980$61,120$31.2460
Columbia, MO$64,900$62,810$31.2080
Lafayette, IN$64,870$71,930$31.1960
Nashville, TN$64,830$65,380$31.17270
Akron, OH$64,700$62,380$31.10280
Toledo, OH$64,700$63,710$31.11250
Elkhart, IN$64,550$68,230$31.0330
Columbus, OH$64,450$63,480$30.98610
Springfield, MO$64,320$61,360$30.92120
Canton, OH$64,230$64,250$30.88210
Jackson, MS$64,130$63,540$30.83120
Harrisburg, PA$64,080$61,230$30.81130
Ogden, UT$63,940$64,050$30.7480
Rochester, NY$63,880$62,330$30.7190
Huntsville, AL$63,820$61,040$30.6960
Wheeling, WV$63,770$62,670$30.6640
Monroe, LA$63,700$64,130$30.6340
Provo, UT$63,700$61,280$30.6340
Milwaukee, WI$63,690$62,440$30.62230
Laredo, TX$63,610$64,090$30.5850
Pittsburgh, PA$63,530$61,900$30.54370
Lincoln, NE$63,480$63,180$30.5240
Utica, NY$63,200$64,880$30.3940
Bowling Green, KY$62,710$61,690$30.1540
Youngstown, OH$62,470$59,160$30.03180
Owensboro, KY$62,430$70,840$30.0130
Springfield, MA$62,390$64,250$30.00120
Waterloo, IA$62,040$61,560$29.8340
Manhattan, KS$61,960$62,380$29.7930
Clarksville, TN$61,830$60,520$29.7350
Albany, NY$61,720$62,200$29.6790
Topeka, KS$61,650$61,740$29.6480
Huntington, WV$61,510$60,740$29.5780
Kenosha, WI$61,340$60,790$29.4930
South Bend, IN$61,290$61,700$29.4750
Altoona, PA$61,170$60,310$29.4140
Erie, PA$60,620$58,470$29.1440
Florence, AL$60,420$57,450$29.0530
Muskegon, MI$59,970$62,210$28.8340
Flint, MI$59,780$60,040$28.7440
Champaign, IL$59,370$60,840$28.5470
Charleston, WV$59,330$57,520$28.5240
Bloomington, IL$58,880$60,050$28.3150
Anchorage, AK$58,620$49,050$28.1950
Johnstown, PA$58,570$56,120$28.1640
Weirton, WV$58,510$57,520$28.1330
La Crosse, WI$58,120$60,940$27.9440
Lima, OH$57,970$60,550$27.8750
Oshkosh, WI$57,890$57,810$27.8340
Appleton, WI$57,450$57,920$27.6260
Green Bay, WI$56,850$57,280$27.3370
Madison, WI$56,840$54,870$27.33180
Buffalo, NY$56,080$51,140$26.96200
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,060$52,560$26.9550
Peoria, IL$55,420$55,210$26.64100
Sioux Falls, SD$55,080$56,180$26.4840
Eau Claire, WI$55,010$56,110$26.4530
Baton Rouge, LA$53,910$63,030$25.92130
Chattanooga, TN$52,830$61,360$25.40210
Knoxville, TN$49,960$59,930$24.02210

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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary: questions

Where do occupational therapy assistants make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $99,250 a year, among the 217 metro areas we cover.

What is the average occupational therapy assistants salary in the U.S.?

$70,710 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $72,300, so half of occupational therapy assistants earn more than that and half less.

What salary should occupational therapy assistants ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of occupational therapy assistants nationwide earn between $61,710 (25th percentile) and $79,160 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays occupational therapy assistants the most?

California, with a statewide average of $84,690 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is occupational therapy assistants pay the lowest?

Knoxville, TN, at $49,960 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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