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Occupational therapist salary in Alabama

Occupational therapists in Alabama earn a mean of $95,760 a year and a median of $94,050, 5.5% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 32nd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$95,760

Mean annual wage

about $46 an hour

$94,050

Median annual wage

32nd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,500

OTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for occupational therapists already employed in Alabama, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Occupational therapist pay by metro in Alabama

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Birmingham	$97,770	$95,250	540
Huntsville	$93,670	$93,620	130
Mobile	$92,720	$90,630	110
Montgomery	$91,660	$93,910	90

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Alabama

1,266 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Alabama, 24.4 per 100,000 residents, and 63 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

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Alabama has enacted the OT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Alabama license for now.

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