Staff Occupational Therapist Salary

Updated April 6, 2023

Staff Occupational Therapist Salary Estimate

$73,477

$35.33 hourly

Entry level Salary

$56,000 yearly

$56,00010%

$73,477Median

$96,00090%

How much does a Staff Occupational Therapist make?

The average salary for a staff occupational therapist in the United States is $73,477. Staff occupational therapist salaries typically range between $56,000 and $96,000 a year. The average hourly rate for staff occupational therapists is $35.33 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much a staff occupational therapist can expect to make. Staff occupational therapists make the most in California, Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, and Oregon.

Research Summary.

The average salary for a staff occupational therapist is $73,477 in the US.
The average staff occupational therapist salary ranges between $56,000 and $96,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for staff occupational therapists in the US typically range between $26 and $46 an hour.
The average staff occupational therapist salary is $115,629 in California, $97,661 in Hawaii, and $97,315 in Alaska. These are the three highest-paying states for staff occupational therapists in the US.
New York University has the highest average salary for staff occupational therapists.
Health care is the highest-paying industry for staff occupational therapists in the US.

Highest Paying States For Staff Occupational Therapists

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a staff occupational therapist is roughly $73,477 per year, which boils down to $35.33 per hour. Interestingly enough, staff occupational therapists have the highest salaries in Pacifica, CA at about $118,209 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Pacifica, CA is $87,000. Additionally, staff occupational therapists make more than the average salary in Las Vegas, NV, Washington, DC, Stoughton, MA, Houston, TX, and Lafayette, IN. On a more broad level, staff occupational therapist salaries are highest in California, Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and New Jersey. On the contrary, South Dakota, Kentucky, and North Dakota offer the lowest staff occupational therapist salaries.

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Average Salary:

Staff Occupational Therapist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	California	$115,629	$55.59	7,953
2	Nevada	$93,255	$44.83	466
3	Washington	$87,223	$41.93	1,754
4	Oregon	$90,599	$43.56	910
5	New Jersey	$83,360	$40.08	1,912
6	Louisiana	$81,799	$39.33	664
7	Rhode Island	$77,046	$37.04	269
8	Alaska	$97,315	$46.79	135
9	Hawaii	$97,661	$46.95	158
10	Tennessee	$73,531	$35.35	1,264
11	Oklahoma	$74,916	$36.02	637
12	Texas	$72,703	$34.95	4,773
13	Arizona	$80,681	$38.79	981
14	New Hampshire	$72,432	$34.82	410
15	Indiana	$70,206	$33.75	1,568
16	Idaho	$75,941	$36.51	305
17	Ohio	$71,328	$34.29	2,156
18	Wisconsin	$74,192	$35.67	1,069
19	Massachusetts	$76,954	$37.00	1,888
20	Montana	$71,488	$34.37	256
21	Pennsylvania	$69,355	$33.34	3,113
22	Virginia	$76,632	$36.84	1,858
23	Colorado	$74,567	$35.85	1,264
24	Iowa	$70,480	$33.88	751
25	Nebraska	$69,055	$33.20	581
26	Arkansas	$70,315	$33.81	520
27	Maryland	$74,938	$36.03	1,364
28	District of Columbia	$85,245	$40.98	267
29	Maine	$68,266	$32.82	348
30	Kansas	$68,121	$32.75	728
31	Wyoming	$69,301	$33.32	120
32	Utah	$71,311	$34.28	557
33	Illinois	$68,730	$33.04	2,824
34	New York	$69,955	$33.63	2,810
35	South Carolina	$69,701	$33.51	780
36	New Mexico	$69,988	$33.65	391
37	Missouri	$67,413	$32.41	1,376
38	West Virginia	$66,389	$31.92	327
39	North Carolina	$68,830	$33.09	1,866
40	Minnesota	$69,751	$33.53	1,155
41	Georgia	$67,586	$32.49	2,222
42	Connecticut	$72,135	$34.68	488
43	North Dakota	$64,124	$30.83	214
44	Vermont	$60,988	$29.32	243
45	Mississippi	$67,157	$32.29	300
46	Delaware	$67,205	$32.31	232
47	Kentucky	$64,188	$30.86	687
48	South Dakota	$64,772	$31.14	174
49	Florida	$67,419	$32.41	2,329
50	Michigan	$63,824	$30.68	1,450
51	Alabama	$61,276	$29.46	915

Highest Paying Cities For Staff Occupational Therapists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Pacifica, CA	$118,209	$56.83
2	Las Vegas, NV	$93,429	$44.92
3	Washington, DC	$85,285	$41.00
4	Stoughton, MA	$77,105	$37.07
5	Houston, TX	$72,571	$34.89
6	Lafayette, IN	$70,222	$33.76
7	New York, NY	$70,073	$33.69	3
8	Fremont, NE	$69,094	$33.22
9	Chicago, IL	$68,790	$33.07	1
10	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$66,971	$32.20	1
11	Detroit, MI	$63,852	$30.70	2

Staff Occupational Therapist Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a staff occupational therapist can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $74,018, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $73,477 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $79,262. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Staff Occupational Therapists Salary Details

Average Staff Occupational Therapist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Staff Occupational Therapist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$96,000	$8,000	$46
75th Percentile	$84,000	$7,000	$40
Average	$73,477	$6,123	$35
25th Percentile	$63,000	$5,250	$30
10th Percentile	$56,000	$4,667	$27

Highest Paying Types of Staff Occupational Therapists

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Music Therapy Internship	$36,844	$3,070	$17.71	111,846
Therapist	$55,943	$4,662	$26.90	159,770
Physical Therapist	$73,070	$6,089	$35.13	86,697
Student Physical Therapist	$73,003	$6,084	$35.10	92,101
Pediatric Occupational Therapist	$82,293	$6,858	$39.56	90,520
Occupational Therapist	$75,707	$6,309	$36.40	78,315

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Staff Occupational Therapists The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, New York University and Southeastern Lifestyle Fitness Center Lumberton are the highest paying companies for staff occupational therapists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	New York University	$82,324	$39.58
2	Southeastern Lifestyle Fitness Center Lumberton	$80,679	$38.79	18
3	Memorial Hospital	$79,994	$38.46	2
4	Henry Ford Health System	$78,700	$37.84	20
5	Brigham and Women's Hospital	$78,019	$37.51	19
6	Broward Health	$77,738	$37.37	4
7	Pacifica School District	$77,391	$37.21	1
8	Nebraska Methodist Health System	$77,350	$37.19
9	Boston Medical Center	$76,982	$37.01	12
10	University Medical Center of Southern Nevada	$76,956	$37.00
11	New England Sinai Hospital	$76,487	$36.77	1
12	Health Alliance	$76,081	$36.58	12
13	Univ. Medical Center	$76,012	$36.54
14	Partners Healthcare Solutions Inc	$76,012	$36.54
15	Memorial Health Systems Corporation	$76,012	$36.54
16	Mount Sinai Health System	$75,549	$36.32	16
17	Washington Hospital Healthcare System	$74,688	$35.91	10
18	Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan	$73,920	$35.54	22
19	North Shore High School	$73,498	$35.34	49
20	Columbia Memorial	$73,326	$35.25	6

Staff Occupational Therapist Pay Trends

Average Staff Occupational Therapist Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Staff Occupational Therapist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$73,500	$35.33	+1.5%
2022	$72,300	$34.78	+0.8%
2021	$71,800	$34.50	+1.3%
2020	$70,900	$34.06	+1.6%
2019	$69,800	$33.54	+2.1%

Recently Added Staff Occupational Therapist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Washington Hospital Healthcare System	Staff Occupational Therapist-Occupational Therapy-Per Diem Variable Shifts	Fremont, CA	04/17/2023	$104,350
NYU Langone Medical Center	Staff Occupational Therapist (1109950_Rr00074716)	New York, NY	04/06/2023	$80,730
Washington Hospital Healthcare System	Staff Occupational Therapist-Occupational Therapy-Per Diem Variable Shifts	Fremont, CA	03/23/2023	$104,350
Washington Hospital Healthcare System	Staff Occupational Therapist-Occupational Therapy-Per Diem Variable Shifts	Fremont, CA	03/23/2023	$104,350
Washington Hospital Healthcare System	Staff Occupational Therapist-Occupational Therapy-Per Diem Variable Shifts	Fremont, CA	02/04/2023	$104,350
NYU Langone Medical Center	Staff Occupational Therapist, Manhattan (1107154_Rr00072579)	New York, NY	01/27/2023	$80,730
Indian Health Service	Staff Occupational Therapist	Peridot, AZ	01/27/2023	$70,000
Sinai Health System	Schwab Rehab Occupational Staff Therapist	Chicago, IL	01/03/2023	$74,000
NYU Langone Health	Staff Occupational Therapist	New York, NY	12/03/2022	$80,730
NYU Langone Medical Center	Staff Occupational Therapist, Bellevue Hospital (1105043_Rr00070997)	New York, NY	11/30/2022	$53,457

Staff Occupational Therapist Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Staff Occupational Therapists The Most?

California pays Staff Occupational Therapists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $115,629 per year, or $55.59 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Staff Occupational Therapist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Staff Occupational Therapist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Hawaii you should be paid close to $97,661 per year.

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Updated April 6, 2023