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Occupational therapist salary in New Jersey

Occupational therapists in New Jersey earn a mean of $110,150 a year and a median of $103,410, 8.8% above the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 6th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$110,150

Mean annual wage

about $53 an hour

$103,410

Median annual wage

6th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

6,290

OTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Trenton	$103,660	$101,370	210
Atlantic City	$99,930	$97,130	110

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in New Jersey

4,938 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in New Jersey, 51.7 per 100,000 residents, and 293 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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