Occupational Therapy Aides · SOC 31-2012

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Occupational Therapy Aidess

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for occupational therapy aides. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 22 of 22 metro areas

Occupational Therapy Aides: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$68,550	30	0.0
2	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,320	40	0.1
3	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,260	200	0.0
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$45,840	100	0.0
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,980	Not published	Not published
6	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$43,270	50	0.0
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$42,790	110	0.0
8	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$41,400	70	0.0
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$40,200	70	0.0
10	Omaha, NE-IA	$39,950	50	0.1
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,820	Not published	Not published
12	Cleveland, OH	$38,860	60	0.1
13	St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,600	60	0.0
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$38,550	130	0.1
15	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$38,430	30	0.1
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,090	130	0.0
17	Pittsburgh, PA	$37,100	150	0.1
18	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$36,920	60	0.1
19	Bloomington, IN	$36,860	Not published	Not published
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$35,340	60	0.0
21	Oklahoma City, OK	$34,110	60	0.1
22	Columbia, MO	$33,480	30	0.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Occupational Therapy Aides overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.