Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary — Salem, Oregon

The average Occupational Therapy Assistants in Salem, Oregon earns $75,410 a year.

$75,410 / year, mean
↑ 5.2% above national average 50th percentile in Oregon

Salem sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for occupational therapy assistants — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.2%
Cost of living 104 #29 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $454,689 #32 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $76,010 #65 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Salem ranks #29 for cost of living and #32 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $99,250 San Jose $94,960 Sacramento $92,750 Modesto $92,640 Bakersfield $91,880 Stockton $88,330 Santa Maria $87,450 Austin $86,300 Oxnard $85,320 San Diego $85,120 Los Angeles $81,740 Visalia $81,670 Riverside $81,440 Beaumont $80,320 Lynchburg $80,150 Dallas $80,140 Baltimore $80,070 San Antonio $79,960 Houston $79,660 Fresno $78,490 Portland $78,380 Seattle $78,000 Punta Gorda $77,830 Waco $77,670 Wichita Falls $77,320 Naples $77,280 Lubbock $76,850 Texarkana $76,490 Victoria $76,240 Charlottesville $75,960 Longview $75,550 Salem $75,410 New York $74,600 Tyler $74,510 Amarillo $74,170 Richmond $73,900 Bremerton $73,270 Fort Myers $73,100 El Paso $73,090 Killeen $72,980 Philadelphia $72,210 McAllen $72,150 Dover $72,050 Fort Wayne $71,150 Sarasota $71,040 Palm Bay $71,030 Port St. Lucie $71,010 Tampa $70,860 Corpus Christi $70,800 Miami $70,560 Orlando $70,480 College Station $70,430 Spokane $70,280 Reading $69,920 Brownsville $69,360 Springfield $69,130 Jacksonville $69,060 Homosassa Springs $68,890 Lancaster $68,840 Virginia Beach $68,830 Pensacola $68,400 Deltona $68,360 Evansville $68,350 Chicago $68,150 Roanoke $68,010 Lakeland $67,590 Gainesville $67,560 Louisville $67,420 Allentown $67,270 Kiryas Joel $67,210 Indianapolis $67,140 Detroit $67,100 Hagerstown $66,510 Williamsport $66,330 Tallahassee $66,230 Syracuse $66,100 York $65,940 Scranton $65,610 Grand Rapids $65,520 Lexington $65,370 Rockford $65,190 Lafayette $64,870 Elkhart $64,550 Harrisburg $64,080 Rochester $63,880 Wheeling $63,770 Laredo $63,610 Pittsburgh $63,530 Utica $63,200 Bowling Green $62,710 Owensboro $62,430 Albany $61,720 Huntington $61,510 South Bend $61,290 Altoona $61,170 Erie $60,620 Muskegon $59,970 Flint $59,780 Champaign $59,370 Charleston $59,330 Bloomington $58,880 Johnstown $58,570 Weirton $58,510 Buffalo $56,080 Peoria $55,420
CityMean salaryvs. Salem
Albany, New York$61,720-18.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$67,270-10.8%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$61,170-18.9%
Amarillo, Texas$74,170-1.6%
Austin, Texas$86,300+14.4%
Bakersfield, California$91,880+21.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$80,070+6.2%
Beaumont, Texas$80,320+6.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$58,880-21.9%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$62,710-16.8%
Bremerton, Washington$73,270-2.8%
Brownsville, Texas$69,360-8.0%
Buffalo, New York$56,080-25.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$73,100-3.1%
Champaign, Illinois$59,370-21.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$59,330-21.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$75,960+0.7%
Chicago, Illinois$68,150-9.6%
College Station, Texas$70,430-6.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$70,800-6.1%
Dallas, Texas$80,140+6.3%
Deltona, Florida$68,360-9.3%
Detroit, Michigan$67,100-11.0%
Dover, Delaware$72,050-4.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$64,550-14.4%
El Paso, Texas$73,090-3.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$60,620-19.6%
Evansville, Indiana$68,350-9.4%
Flint, Michigan$59,780-20.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$71,150-5.6%
Fresno, California$78,490+4.1%
Gainesville, Florida$67,560-10.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,520-13.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$66,510-11.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$64,080-15.0%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$68,890-8.6%
Houston, Texas$79,660+5.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$61,510-18.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$67,140-11.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$69,060-8.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$58,570-22.3%
Killeen, Texas$72,980-3.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$67,210-10.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$64,870-14.0%
Lakeland, Florida$67,590-10.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$68,840-8.7%
Laredo, Texas$63,610-15.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$65,370-13.3%
Longview, Texas$75,550+0.2%
Los Angeles, California$81,740+8.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$67,420-10.6%
Lubbock, Texas$76,850+1.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$80,150+6.3%
McAllen, Texas$72,150-4.3%
Miami, Florida$70,560-6.4%
Modesto, California$92,640+22.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$59,970-20.5%
Naples, Florida$77,280+2.5%
New York, New York$74,600-1.1%
Sarasota, Florida$71,040-5.8%
Orlando, Florida$70,480-6.5%
Owensboro, Kentucky$62,430-17.2%
Oxnard, California$85,320+13.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$71,030-5.8%
Pensacola, Florida$68,400-9.3%
Peoria, Illinois$55,420-26.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$72,210-4.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$63,530-15.8%
Portland, Oregon$78,380+3.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$71,010-5.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$77,830+3.2%
Reading, Pennsylvania$69,920-7.3%
Richmond, Virginia$73,900-2.0%
Riverside, California$81,440+8.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$68,010-9.8%
Rochester, New York$63,880-15.3%
Rockford, Illinois$65,190-13.6%
Sacramento, California$92,750+23.0%
San Antonio, Texas$79,960+6.0%
San Diego, California$85,120+12.9%
San Francisco, California$99,250+31.6%
San Jose, California$94,960+25.9%
Santa Maria, California$87,450+16.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$65,610-13.0%
Seattle, Washington$78,000+3.4%
South Bend, Indiana$61,290-18.7%
Spokane, Washington$70,280-6.8%
Springfield, Illinois$69,130-8.3%
Stockton, California$88,330+17.1%
Syracuse, New York$66,100-12.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$66,230-12.2%
Tampa, Florida$70,860-6.0%
Texarkana, Texas$76,490+1.4%
Tyler, Texas$74,510-1.2%
Utica, New York$63,200-16.2%
Victoria, Texas$76,240+1.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$68,830-8.7%
Visalia, California$81,670+8.3%
Waco, Texas$77,670+3.0%
Weirton, West Virginia$58,510-22.4%
Wheeling, West Virginia$63,770-15.4%
Wichita Falls, Texas$77,320+2.5%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$66,330-12.0%
York, Pennsylvania$65,940-12.6%
Gross salary
75,410/yr
Estimated take-home
56,519/yr
Est. total withheld
25.1%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Occupational Therapy Assistants salaries in Oregon → All Occupational Therapy Assistants salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Salem

These notes add local color around Salem, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 31-2011 SOC code
Official area Salem, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
435,085