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Occupational therapy assistant salary in Indiana

Occupational therapy assistants in Indiana earn a mean of $67,160 a year and a median of $66,660, 5.0% below the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 28th of the 50 states with a published estimate.

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$67,160

Mean annual wage

about $32 an hour

$66,660

Median annual wage

28th of 50

State rank

by mean wage

1,490

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for occupational therapy assistants already employed in Indiana, 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 Indiana

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Fort Wayne	$71,150	$73,130	100
Evansville	$68,350	$66,200	120
Indianapolis	$67,140	$67,290	700
South Bend	$61,290	$61,700	50

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in Indiana

1,105 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Indiana, and 40 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?

Indiana is a OT Compact member and is issuing compact privileges: occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in another member state can obtain a privilege to practice in Indiana without applying for a new state license.

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