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Occupational therapist salary in Louisiana

Occupational therapists in Louisiana earn a mean of $92,940 a year and a median of $98,490, 8.2% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 39th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$92,940

Mean annual wage

about $45 an hour

$98,490

Median annual wage

39th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

2,060

OTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
New Orleans	$96,710	$102,520	390
Shreveport	$94,840	$99,250	150
Baton Rouge	$94,010	$98,030	430
Lafayette	$90,070	$85,710	150
Monroe	$89,800	$98,980	130

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Louisiana

1,338 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Louisiana, 29.0 per 100,000 residents, and 78 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?

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

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