Skip to content
APTRecruiting

Salary data · Montana

Occupational therapy assistant salary in Montana

Occupational therapy assistants in Montana earn a mean of $73,590 a year and a median of $72,800, 4.1% above the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 11th of the 50 states with a published estimate.

$73,590

Mean annual wage

about $35 an hour

$72,800

Median annual wage

11th of 50

State rank

by mean wage

60

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in Montana

89 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Montana, and 0 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?

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

How the OT Compact works →

Open roles

OTA openings in Montana

No public OTA listing in Montana right now. Most of our searches are confidential and never posted, so tell us what you want and we will match you quietly.

Thinking about a OTA move in Montana?

Send a resume and a few lines on the setting, schedule and pay you want. A licensed clinician reads every one, and it stays confidential.