Occupational Therapists · SOC 29-1122
Occupational Therapist Salary in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Occupational Therapists in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $85,220 per year ($40.97 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $60,680 at the 10th percentile to $116,720 at the 90th. BLS estimates 170 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Occupational Therapists in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $85,220 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $72,210 and $105,260.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $60,680 | $72,210 | $85,220 | $105,260 | $116,720 |
| Hourly | $29.17 | $34.72 | $40.97 | $50.61 | $56.12 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$85,220 median for Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $72,210 to $105,260
- North Carolinastate$92,940 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $77,510 to $104,820
- United Statesnational$100,330 median for United States; middle half earns $82,510 to $116,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs North Carolina overall and −15% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for occupational therapists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$85,220 median for Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $72,210 to $105,260
- $101,360 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $79,240 to $108,690
- $100,780 median for Rocky Mount metro area; middle half earns $83,740 to $103,200
- $100,160 median for Hickory metro area; middle half earns $81,810 to $109,240
- $98,450 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $81,030 to $108,960
- $96,820 median for Greensboro metro area; middle half earns $78,830 to $102,920
- $93,780 median for Winston-Salem metro area; middle half earns $77,150 to $106,490
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for occupational therapists · Highest-paying occupations in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.