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Occupational therapist salary in Kentucky

Occupational therapists in Kentucky earn a mean of $95,450 a year and a median of $97,650, 5.8% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 34th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$95,450

Mean annual wage

about $46 an hour

$97,650

Median annual wage

34th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

2,190

OTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Louisville	$99,670	$100,040	710
Lexington	$93,310	$95,820	320
Owensboro	$90,960	$95,740	60
Bowling Green	$88,910	$84,250	140

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Kentucky

2,336 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Kentucky, 50.7 per 100,000 residents, and 116 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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Kentucky has enacted the OT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Kentucky license for now.

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