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Occupational therapist salary in District of Columbia

Occupational therapists in the District of Columbia earn a mean of $110,850 a year and a median of $109,170, 9.4% above the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 5th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$110,850

Mean annual wage

about $53 an hour

$109,170

Median annual wage

5th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

540

OTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for occupational therapists already employed in the District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Washington	$109,170	$102,960	2,640

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in District of Columbia

403 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in the District of Columbia, 58.1 per 100,000 residents, and 18 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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District of Columbia is not a member of the OT Compact: occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in another state need a full District of Columbia license before starting.

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