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Occupational therapist salary in Nebraska

Occupational therapists in Nebraska earn a mean of $91,620 a year and a median of $93,740, 9.5% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 41st of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$91,620

Mean annual wage

about $44 an hour

$93,740

Median annual wage

41st 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 Nebraska, 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 Nebraska

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Lincoln	$95,480	$96,320	250
Omaha	$90,670	$93,650	820
Grand Island	$84,330	$87,190	60

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Nebraska

1,321 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Nebraska, 65.5 per 100,000 residents, and 56 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?

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

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