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Occupational therapist salary in Colorado

Occupational therapists in Colorado earn a mean of $111,620 a year and a median of $106,720, 10.2% above the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 4th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$111,620

Mean annual wage

about $54 an hour

$106,720

Median annual wage

4th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

3,390

OTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for occupational therapists already employed in Colorado, 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 Colorado

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Boulder	$123,360	$123,490	260
Greeley	$120,290	$104,030	120
Colorado Springs	$111,980	$105,780	520
Denver	$110,720	$107,500	1,870
Fort Collins	$102,700	$102,550	n/a

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Colorado

2,898 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Colorado, 48.2 per 100,000 residents, and 95 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.

Licensed in another state?

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

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