The highest-paying states for occupational therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of occupational therapists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,380, California is the highest paying state for occupational therapists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $103,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of occupational therapists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $104,380 |
$81,390 | 13,230 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $103,090 |
$65,310 | 4,280 |
| 3 | Nevada | $102,130 |
$62,800 | 780 |
| 4 | Oregon | $100,910 |
$72,280 | 1,070 |
| 5 | Maryland | $98,280 |
$64,560 | 2,900 |
| 6 | Alaska | $97,970 |
$70,160 | 290 |
| 7 | Virginia | $97,080 |
$66,290 | 3,250 |
| 8 | Colorado | $96,450 |
$73,190 | 3,940 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $96,340 |
$71,410 | 2,250 |
| 10 | Texas | $96,260 |
$65,100 | 8,910 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $95,890 |
$79,310 | 380 |
| 12 | Tennessee | $95,560 |
$65,400 | 2,290 |
| 13 | Georgia | $95,200 |
$65,270 | 3,270 |
| 14 | Washington | $94,900 |
$69,910 | 3,430 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $94,280 |
$61,270 | 1,800 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $93,600 |
$70,790 | 590 |
| 17 | Illinois | $93,290 |
$58,760 | 6,670 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $93,140 |
$61,620 | 5,190 |
| 19 | Ohio | $93,060 |
$63,170 | 5,350 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $92,670 |
$64,320 | 410 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $92,230 |
$63,190 | 890 |
| 22 | Florida | $91,970 |
$64,600 | 7,760 |
| 23 | Mississippi | $91,800 |
$64,370 | 1,160 |
| 24 | Missouri | $88,340 |
$59,240 | 2,650 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $87,930 |
$62,910 | 7,290 |
| 26 | Delaware | $87,360 |
$63,240 | 420 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $86,560 |
$61,350 | 800 |
| 28 | New York | $86,370 |
$61,300 | 8,660 |
| 29 | Utah | $85,260 |
$63,460 | 820 |
| 30 | Indiana | $84,990 |
$62,220 | 2,910 |
| 31 | Kansas | $84,610 |
$62,920 | 1,310 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $84,390 |
$59,930 | 1,710 |
| 33 | Arizona | $84,250 |
$61,800 | 2,430 |
| 34 | Alabama | $83,770 |
$60,630 | 1,180 |
| 35 | Montana | $83,660 |
$64,260 | 470 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $83,560 |
$59,970 | 3,340 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $83,530 |
$66,080 | 1,150 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $83,200 |
$58,700 | 990 |
| 39 | Michigan | $82,450 |
$61,260 | 4,400 |
| 40 | Idaho | $82,000 |
$62,260 | 600 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $81,700 |
$59,550 | 3,220 |
| 42 | Minnesota | $81,370 |
$62,690 | 2,850 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $81,130 |
$60,270 | 2,030 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $81,040 |
$50,940 | 300 |
| 45 | Iowa | $80,960 |
$61,430 | 1,240 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $79,980 |
$43,350 | 1,360 |
| 47 | Vermont | $79,920 |
$63,680 | 250 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $79,620 |
$48,660 | 460 |
| 49 | Maine | $76,860 |
$60,750 | 1,110 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $76,400 |
$62,740 | 410 |
| 51 | North Dakota | $75,640 |
$63,800 | 520 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $40,110 |
$24,590 | 270 |