Occupational Therapist salary
What an occupational therapist actually earns, from 88 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-29.
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Switch the market above to see occupational therapist pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An occupational therapist earns a blended US median near 102,668 dollars, with the typical middle running from 86,898 dollars to 120,529 dollars. The official OEWS median is 96,370 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is physical therapist, at 74 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open occupational therapist roles
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- Occupational Therapist/Certified Hand Therapist-Belle Meade at Direct employerNashville, TN1d agoUnlock
- Occupational Therapist/Certified Hand Therapist-One Hundred Oaks at Direct employerNashville, TN1d agoUnlock
ERGOTHÉRAPEUTE A 80 % EN CDI at ASANTE SANAVevey, Vaud, Switzerland2d agoApply- Occupational Therapist at Direct employerElk Grove, CA, USA$117k–$148k2d agoUnlock
- OT II - Lymphedema - Per Diem - Rehab Center at Direct employerSan Diego, CA2d agoUnlock
- Occupational Therapist - Per Diem at Direct employerDunmore, PA2d agoUnlock
By country
- United States$86,898$102,668$120,529
- United Kingdom$57,586$63,070$76,007
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness an occupational therapist profile already covers.
- 280 open pharmacist roles$149,981 median · +$47,313 · 56% readiness
- 709 open nurse practitioner roles$136,486 median · +$33,818 · 57% readiness
- 444 open physical therapist roles$108,167 median · +$5,499 · 74% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for an occupational therapist.
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Quick answers
How much does an occupational therapist make?
The blended US median is about 102,668 dollars, with a typical range from 86,898 dollars to 120,529 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 96,370 dollars.
Is occupational therapist a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an occupational therapist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is physical therapist, at 74 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-1122. Live corpus 88 observations, 2026-09-29. Definitions in the glossary.