Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary in the US
A occupational therapy assistants earns a national median of $72,300 a year (mean $70,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #302 of 825.
How much does a occupational therapy assistants earn in the US?
A occupational therapy assistants in the United States earns a median of $72,300 a year (mean $70,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 42% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 51,290 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-2011), ranked #302 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$72,300
per year
Mean
$70,710
per year
Employment
51,290
US workers
National rank
#302
of 825 by median
What a occupational therapy assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a occupational therapy assistants (SOC 31-2011) earns a median annual wage of $72,300 and a mean (average) of $70,710. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational therapy assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 42% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a occupational therapy assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for occupational therapy assistants is $72,300, and the mean (average) is $70,710. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational therapy assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does occupational therapy assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $72,300, a occupational therapy assistants earns 42% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many occupational therapy assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 51,290 occupational therapy assistants employed nationally (SOC 31-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this occupational therapy assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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