The highest-paying states for occupational therapy assistants (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 therapy assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,150, California is the highest paying state for occupational therapy assistants. It is followed by Texas (average annual salary $77,420). 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 therapy assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $80,150 |
$64,590 | 2,940 |
| 2 | Texas | $77,420 |
$51,920 | 4,270 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $75,230 |
$64,540 | 570 |
| 4 | Maryland | $73,300 |
$55,320 | 920 |
| 5 | Delaware | $72,800 |
$59,310 | 130 |
| 6 | Georgia | $72,650 |
$56,410 | 1,020 |
| 7 | Arkansas | $70,910 |
$49,970 | 490 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $70,900 |
$49,310 | 1,740 |
| 9 | Virginia | $70,440 |
$48,000 | 990 |
| 10 | New Mexico | $69,180 |
$47,510 | 180 |
| 11 | Nevada | $67,870 |
$27,060 | 230 |
| 12 | Montana | $67,340 |
$50,670 | 40 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $66,530 |
$31,210 | 70 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $65,710 |
$49,850 | 570 |
| 15 | Oregon | $65,670 |
$44,890 | 160 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $65,500 |
$55,350 | 1,290 |
| 17 | New York | $65,390 |
$44,320 | 2,180 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $65,370 |
$54,880 | 420 |
| 19 | Illinois | $65,300 |
$50,170 | 2,230 |
| 20 | Florida | $65,120 |
$52,920 | 3,490 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $64,810 |
$49,440 | 110 |
| 22 | Washington | $64,550 |
$54,900 | 710 |
| 23 | District of Columbia | $64,450 |
$42,120 | 50 |
| 24 | Connecticut | $64,210 |
$56,380 | 790 |
| 25 | Alabama | $63,840 |
$50,500 | 450 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $63,250 |
$44,020 | 780 |
| 27 | Colorado | $63,190 |
$49,620 | 860 |
| 28 | Vermont | $63,060 |
$59,380 | 40 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $62,500 |
$47,420 | 600 |
| 30 | Arizona | $61,900 |
$35,580 | 1,110 |
| 31 | Missouri | $61,610 |
$44,860 | 750 |
| 32 | Ohio | $61,510 |
$49,610 | 3,120 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $61,360 |
$46,370 | 1,010 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $60,920 |
$44,490 | 60 |
| 35 | Utah | $60,570 |
$41,610 | 290 |
| 36 | Idaho | $60,110 |
$29,530 | 260 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $60,080 |
$46,370 | 200 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $59,920 |
$49,090 | 410 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $59,520 |
$42,250 | 1,020 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | $58,610 |
$45,450 | 2,110 |
| 41 | Kansas | $58,400 |
$51,980 | 510 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $58,170 |
$48,320 | 430 |
| 43 | Michigan | $58,020 |
$46,510 | 1,420 |
| 44 | Minnesota | $57,300 |
$47,150 | 630 |
| 45 | Iowa | $56,840 |
$41,350 | 460 |
| 46 | Indiana | $55,700 |
$38,330 | 1,040 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $55,480 |
$44,980 | 240 |
| 48 | Maine | $54,450 |
$44,350 | 190 |
| 49 | North Dakota | $49,870 |
$44,170 | 80 |
| 50 | Alaska | $44,450 |
$26,030 | 50 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $41,910 |
$35,360 | 80 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $27,330 |
$17,460 | 50 |