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Occupational therapist salary in New York

Occupational therapists in New York earn a mean of $97,650 a year and a median of $96,390, 3.6% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 25th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$97,650

Mean annual wage

about $47 an hour

$96,390

Median annual wage

25th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

11,690

OTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
New York	$107,110	$101,460	11,640
Poughkeepsie	$98,060	$97,720	410
Albany	$86,910	$85,990	550
Rochester	$84,190	$81,750	740
Buffalo	$83,790	$81,560	970

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in New York

13,389 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in New York, 66.9 per 100,000 residents, and 539 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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