Occupational therapist assistant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level occupational therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$38.36 per hour

$79,790 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level occupational therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$34.86 per hour

$72,520 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level occupational therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$29.75 per hour

$61,870 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level occupational therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$25.93 per hour

$53,940 per year

10th percentile

Starting level occupational therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$19.82 per hour

$41,220 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Occupational therapist assistant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Texas $72,930
New Jersey $70,460
California $70,190
Nevada $70,090
Virginia $68,820
Georgia $67,570
Maryland $65,310
North Carolina $64,890
Connecticut $64,500
South Carolina $63,510
Arizona $63,310
Washington $62,690
Florida $61,870
Rhode Island $61,640
Oregon $61,600
Massachusetts $61,240
Louisiana $61,180
Tennessee $60,550
Oklahoma $60,310
New York $60,050
West Virginia $59,830
Delaware $59,470
Arkansas $59,390
Ohio $59,070
Illinois $58,982
Alabama $58,860
Vermont $58,790
Hawaii $58,550
District of Columbia $58,090
New Mexico $58,010
Idaho $58,000
Kansas $57,860
Utah $57,730
Mississippi $57,570
Missouri $56,760
Nebraska $56,520
New Hampshire $56,510
Colorado $56,440
Pennsylvania $56,377
Montana $55,980
Indiana $54,605
Iowa $54,500
Kentucky $54,360
Wyoming $53,370
Michigan $53,330
Minnesota $50,740
Maine $49,030
North Dakota $47,550
South Dakota $38,990
Wisconsin $36,520
Puerto Rico $21,950

How do occupational therapist assistant salaries compare to similar careers?

Occupational therapist assistants earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than diagnostic medical sonographers but more than orthotists and prosthetists.

Career Median Salary
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $66K
Dental hygienist salary $66K
Hearing aid specialist salary $52K
Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary $66K
Physical therapist assistant salary $61K
Occupational therapist assistant salary $62K
Radiologic technologist salary $57K
Respiratory therapist salary $58K
Exercise physiologist salary $50K
Orthotist and prosthetist salary $49K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)