Highest-paying Cities for Occupational Therapists

The top 100 highest paying cities for occupational therapists (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 therapists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $127,390, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for occupational therapists. It is followed by Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California (average annual salary $125,170). 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 therapists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Occupational Therapists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$127,390	$95,240	690
2	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$125,170	$92,980	70
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$122,720	$92,030	1,540
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$117,390	$84,830	100
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$110,710	$87,390	800
6	Fairbanks, Alaska	$110,670	$66,720	30
7	Merced, California	$110,480	$79,930	40
8	Bend, Oregon	$108,230	$82,710	70
9	Napa, California	$107,690	$53,460	30
10	Stockton, California	$107,400	$76,160	150
11	Modesto, California	$107,050	$82,040	150
12	Sandusky, Ohio	$107,050	$61,220	30
13	Charlottesville, Virginia	$106,100	$68,650	180
14	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$106,070	$83,640	110
15	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$105,980	$75,890	200
16	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$105,220	$72,280	70
17	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$104,630	$72,490	60
18	Salinas, California	$104,530	$82,870	120
19	Chico, California	$104,400	$31,140	90
20	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$104,390	$73,760	50
21	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$104,140	$72,290	60
22	Longview, Texas	$104,090	$72,260	70
23	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$104,070	$63,620	110
24	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$103,280	$64,560	2,120
25	Fresno, California	$103,160	$74,270	300
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$102,950	$82,260	5,280
27	Corpus Christi, Texas	$102,940	$68,440	130
28	Midland, Texas	$102,530	$76,660	40
29	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$102,360	$66,810	70
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$102,230	$80,710	1,260
31	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$102,180	$71,920	120
32	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$102,080	$62,800	600
33	Redding, California	$101,790	$76,900	50
34	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,770	$65,570	8,160
35	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$101,770	$82,830	290
36	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$101,770	$81,320	60
37	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$101,750	$68,290	500
38	Victoria, Texas	$101,550	$77,430	70
39	Rome, Georgia	$100,960	$65,600	50
40	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$100,730	$71,860	40
41	Salem, Oregon	$100,710	$70,740	100
42	Yuba City, California	$100,590	$84,570	40
43	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$100,550	$69,650	1,080
44	Medford, Oregon	$100,360	$79,430	70
45	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina	$100,300	$77,320	50
46	Danbury, Connecticut	$100,270	$71,190	100
47	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$100,220	$63,080	1,040
48	Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas	$100,170	$72,880	70
49	Corvallis, Oregon	$100,170	$72,620	40
50	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$100,110	$79,830	60
51	Abilene, Texas	$100,040	$72,850	60
52	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$99,960	$75,450	150
53	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$99,830	$74,290	160
54	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$99,770	$72,640	3,880
55	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$99,700	$73,330	80
56	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$99,630	$77,440	40
57	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$99,550	$71,260	40
58	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$99,520	$65,580	2,890
59	Savannah, Georgia	$99,440	$63,340	120
60	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$99,410	$75,820	540
61	San Angelo, Texas	$99,380	$75,030	30
62	New Haven, Connecticut	$99,210	$75,600	370
63	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$99,200	$72,470	730
64	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$99,170	$74,180	60
65	Morristown, Tennessee	$99,140	$64,240	40
66	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$99,110	$75,030	2,300
67	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$98,990	$65,700	360
68	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$98,940	$56,100	140
69	Waterbury, Connecticut	$98,940	$66,630	90
70	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$98,890	$69,680	40
71	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$98,880	$64,670	5,210
72	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$98,790	$63,230	190
73	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$98,740	$48,210	40
74	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$98,550	$65,400	210
75	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$98,530	$65,100	1,910
76	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$98,420	$69,800	120
77	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$98,330	$67,740	100
78	Pueblo, Colorado	$98,290	$57,050	90
79	Jackson, Tennessee	$98,290	$59,930	40
80	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$98,000	$48,850	30
81	Anchorage, Alaska	$97,840	$80,700	190
82	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$97,760	$58,430	50
83	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$97,760	$70,070	940
84	Boulder, Colorado	$97,760	$77,430	200
85	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$97,660	$70,280	160
86	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$97,540	$64,650	70
87	Visalia-Porterville, California	$97,460	$77,460	150
88	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$97,440	$68,270	70
89	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$97,410	$69,990	150
90	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$97,330	$75,450	80
91	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$97,230	$82,760	300
92	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$97,140	$52,550	40
93	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$96,660	$62,400	120
94	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$96,640	$62,090	80
95	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$96,520	$69,760	80
96	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$96,500	$66,630	260
97	Richmond, Virginia	$96,500	$72,590	610
98	Waco, Texas	$96,480	$42,420	80
99	Decatur, Alabama	$96,480	$49,620	50
100	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$96,400	$66,910	120

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for occupational therapists.