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Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Occupational Therapy Assistants salaries across 50 states

$69,025
National Average (Median)
$82,010
Highest: Maryland
$53,530
Lowest: Alaska

Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary by State

Compare Occupational Therapy Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$53,530
$82,010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $62,250 AK $53,530 AZ $73,490 AR $78,940 CA $81,770 CO $75,340 CT $72,780 DE $78,640 DC $66,390 FL $71,630 GA $75,920 HI $72,710 ID $65,330 IL $64,120 IN $66,660 IA $64,140 KS $65,010 KY $65,230 LA $66,090 ME $64,270 MD $82,010 MA $75,040 MI $63,260 MN $64,920 MS $61,650 MO $66,070 MT $72,800 NE $63,180 NV $79,510 NH $67,790 NJ $74,960 NM $77,020 NY $68,530 NC $69,390 ND $60,970 OH $62,700 OK $66,520 OR $76,850 PA $71,590 RI $66,710 SC $73,740 SD $56,180 TN $62,420 TX $81,500 UT $66,080 VA $74,960 WA $77,590 WV $60,370 WI $59,960 WY $62,750

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Maryland
$82,010
#2
California
$81,770
#3
Texas
$81,500
#4
Nevada
$79,510
#5
Arkansas
$78,940

Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary in All 50 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Maryland $82,010 $79,890 710
2 California $81,770 $84,690 3,840
3 Texas $81,500 $79,750 5,610
4 Nevada $79,510 $77,290 220
5 Arkansas $78,940 $76,900 730
6 Delaware $78,640 $75,930 220
7 Washington $77,590 $76,310 720
8 New Mexico $77,020 $71,550 300
9 Oregon $76,850 $76,610 250
10 Georgia $75,920 $72,080 1,060
11 Colorado $75,340 $76,690 710
12 Massachusetts $75,040 $68,340 1,410
13 New Jersey $74,960 $77,640 1,080
14 Virginia $74,960 $73,140 1,130
15 South Carolina $73,740 $70,480 830
16 Arizona $73,490 $72,100 1,120
17 Montana $72,800 $73,590 60
18 Connecticut $72,780 $70,500 820
19 Hawaii $72,710 $71,270 60
20 Florida $71,630 $70,310 3,910
21 Pennsylvania $71,590 $67,750 2,560
22 North Carolina $69,390 $69,270 1,590
23 New York $68,530 $67,620 2,230
24 New Hampshire $67,790 $68,050 150
25 Rhode Island $66,710 $67,840 300
26 Indiana $66,660 $67,160 1,490
27 Oklahoma $66,520 $66,710 1,000
28 District of Columbia $66,390 $71,110 60
29 Louisiana $66,090 $65,660 760
30 Utah $66,080 $66,980 280
31 Missouri $66,070 $66,030 1,470
32 Idaho $65,330 $66,160 210
33 Kentucky $65,230 $65,360 500
34 Kansas $65,010 $66,420 660
35 Minnesota $64,920 $65,690 540
36 Maine $64,270 $68,890 250
37 Iowa $64,140 $63,970 400
38 Illinois $64,120 $65,580 2,470
39 Michigan $63,260 $65,400 1,250
40 Nebraska $63,180 $62,520 210
41 Wyoming $62,750 $60,890 80
42 Ohio $62,700 $64,770 3,890
43 Tennessee $62,420 $60,550 1,300
44 Alabama $62,250 $63,660 750
45 Mississippi $61,650 $63,530 420
46 North Dakota $60,970 $58,980 130
47 West Virginia $60,370 $63,680 340
48 Wisconsin $59,960 $58,900 1,050
49 South Dakota $56,180 $55,470 100
50 Alaska $53,530 $59,400 60

Occupational Therapy Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Occupational Therapy Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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