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Occupational therapist salary in Pennsylvania

Occupational therapists in Pennsylvania earn a mean of $98,460 a year and a median of $98,440, 2.8% below the national mean of $101,280. That ranks 24th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$98,460

Mean annual wage

about $47 an hour

$98,440

Median annual wage

24th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

6,560

OTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Philadelphia	$103,970	$103,140	3,410
Allentown	$101,460	$98,440	470
Scranton	$99,370	$93,750	330
Harrisburg	$99,220	$98,240	430
Pittsburgh	$88,700	$90,860	1,170

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

The market

How many occupational therapists work in Pennsylvania

7,271 occupational therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 55.7 per 100,000 residents, and 392 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?

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

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