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Occupational therapy assistant salary in Idaho

Occupational therapy assistants in Idaho earn a mean of $66,160 a year and a median of $65,330, 6.4% below the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 32nd of the 50 states with a published estimate.

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$66,160

Mean annual wage

about $32 an hour

$65,330

Median annual wage

32nd of 50

State rank

by mean wage

210

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for occupational therapy assistants already employed in Idaho, 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 therapy assistant pay by metro in Idaho

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Boise City	$69,000	$66,550	110

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in Idaho

175 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Idaho, and 13 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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