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Occupational therapy assistant salary in West Virginia

Occupational therapy assistants in West Virginia earn a mean of $63,680 a year and a median of $60,370, 9.9% below the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 41st of the 50 states with a published estimate.

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$63,680

Mean annual wage

about $31 an hour

$60,370

Median annual wage

41st of 50

State rank

by mean wage

340

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Huntington	$61,510	$60,740	80
Charleston	$59,330	$57,520	40

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in West Virginia

357 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in West Virginia, 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.

Licensed in another state?

West Virginia 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 West Virginia without applying for a new state license.

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