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Occupational therapy assistant salary in Nevada

Occupational therapy assistants in Nevada earn a mean of $77,290 a year and a median of $79,510, 9.3% above the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 5th of the 50 states with a published estimate.

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$77,290

Mean annual wage

about $37 an hour

$79,510

Median annual wage

5th of 50

State rank

by mean wage

220

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Las Vegas	$78,820	$79,520	170
Reno	$69,620	$78,100	40

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in Nevada

222 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Nevada, and 18 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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Nevada is not a member of the OT Compact: occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in another state need a full Nevada license before starting.

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