Occupational Therapy Aides salary by location
National median: $39,160 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $68,550 | +75.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $66,190 | +69.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $46,320 | +18.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $46,260 | +18.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $46,220 | +18.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $45,890 | +17.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $45,840 | +17.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $44,980 | +14.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $44,980 | +14.9% | — | 2025 |
| CT | state | $44,840 | +14.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $44,470 | +13.6% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $43,480 | +11.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $43,270 | +10.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $43,170 | +10.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $42,790 | +9.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $41,400 | +5.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $40,200 | +2.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $40,160 | +2.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $40,110 | +2.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $39,950 | +2.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $39,820 | +1.7% | — | 2025 |
| DC | state | $39,620 | +1.2% | — | 2025 |
| MI | state | $39,050 | −0.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $38,890 | −0.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $38,860 | −0.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $38,600 | −1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $38,550 | −1.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $38,430 | −1.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $38,250 | −2.3% | — | 2025 |
| GA | state | $38,090 | −2.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $38,090 | −2.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $37,180 | −5.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $37,100 | −5.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $37,100 | −5.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $36,920 | −5.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $36,860 | −5.9% | — | 2025 |
| WI | state | $36,760 | −6.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $36,440 | −6.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $36,380 | −7.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $35,340 | −9.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $34,670 | −11.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $34,110 | −12.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $33,480 | −14.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $33,310 | −14.9% | — | 2025 |
| ID | state | $32,590 | −16.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $31,950 | −18.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $28,560 | −27.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $27,840 | −28.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $24,300 | −37.9% | 50 | 2025 |