Occupational Therapy Assistants salary by location
National median: $72,300 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $97,860 | +35.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $96,210 | +33.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $95,370 | +31.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $95,190 | +31.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $95,180 | +31.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $88,250 | +22.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $86,440 | +19.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $86,040 | +19.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $84,860 | +17.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $84,400 | +16.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $82,680 | +14.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $82,620 | +14.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $82,610 | +14.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $82,060 | +13.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $82,010 | +13.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $81,770 | +13.1% | 3,840 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $81,500 | +12.7% | 5,610 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $81,500 | +12.7% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $81,340 | +12.5% | 900 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $81,200 | +12.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $81,170 | +12.3% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $80,910 | +11.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fort Smith, AR | metropolitan | $80,660 | +11.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $80,070 | +10.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $79,770 | +10.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $79,720 | +10.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $79,690 | +10.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $79,520 | +10.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $79,510 | +10.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $79,240 | +9.6% | 420 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $78,940 | +9.2% | 730 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $78,720 | +8.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $78,660 | +8.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $78,640 | +8.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $78,640 | +8.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $78,230 | +8.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $78,180 | +8.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $78,100 | +8.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $78,090 | +8.0% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $77,820 | +7.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $77,690 | +7.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $77,590 | +7.3% | 350 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $77,590 | +7.3% | 720 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $77,170 | +6.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $77,020 | +6.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $76,980 | +6.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $76,850 | +6.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $76,760 | +6.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $76,720 | +6.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $76,570 | +5.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $76,570 | +5.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $76,440 | +5.7% | 940 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $76,290 | +5.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $76,090 | +5.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $76,080 | +5.2% | 800 | 2025 |
| Longview, TX | metropolitan | $76,070 | +5.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $76,030 | +5.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $75,920 | +5.0% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $75,850 | +4.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $75,770 | +4.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $75,750 | +4.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $75,670 | +4.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $75,620 | +4.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $75,440 | +4.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $75,360 | +4.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $75,340 | +4.2% | 710 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $75,300 | +4.1% | 850 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $75,280 | +4.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $75,170 | +4.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $75,040 | +3.8% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $74,960 | +3.7% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $74,960 | +3.7% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $74,960 | +3.7% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, OH | metropolitan | $74,950 | +3.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $74,700 | +3.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $74,640 | +3.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | metropolitan | $74,450 | +3.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $74,430 | +2.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $74,380 | +2.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $74,330 | +2.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $74,290 | +2.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $73,890 | +2.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $73,740 | +2.0% | 830 | 2025 |
| Victoria, TX | metropolitan | $73,720 | +2.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $73,720 | +2.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $73,710 | +2.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $73,580 | +1.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $73,490 | +1.6% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $73,440 | +1.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $73,340 | +1.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $73,130 | +1.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $73,130 | +1.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $73,030 | +1.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $72,870 | +0.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $72,840 | +0.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $72,820 | +0.7% | 550 | 2025 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | metropolitan | $72,800 | +0.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $72,800 | +0.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $72,780 | +0.7% | 820 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $72,780 | +0.7% | 450 | 2025 |