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Occupational Therapists Salary in Massachusetts

What Occupational Therapists earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$100,600
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
3 of 7
published states
Workers in state
7,550
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Occupational Therapists pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$101,940$75,389$37,860Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Occupational Therapists in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$101,940$75,389$40,224
2Essex County, MA$101,940$75,389$39,504
3Middlesex County, MA$101,940$75,389$37,860
4Norfolk County, MA$101,940$75,389$36,276
5Suffolk County, MA$101,940$75,389$36,228

Occupational Therapists pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Occupational Therapists in Massachusetts is $100,600, based on 7,550 workers. Among the 7 states with published data, that ranks number 3. The BLS national median for the occupation is $100,330, so Massachusetts averages 0.3% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $101,940.

Cost of living for Occupational Therapists in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $40,224. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $36,228. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 counties.

Occupational Therapists in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Occupational Therapists are California ($124,498), New Jersey ($101,677), New Hampshire ($99,465) and Indiana ($98,921).

Frequently asked questions: Occupational Therapists in Massachusetts

How much do Occupational Therapists earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $100,600.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Occupational Therapists?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($40,224). Essex County, MA follows at $39,504.