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Occupational therapy assistant salary in Wisconsin

Occupational therapy assistants in Wisconsin earn a mean of $58,900 a year and a median of $59,960, 16.7% below the national mean of $70,710. That ranks 49th of the 50 states with a published estimate.

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$58,900

Mean annual wage

about $28 an hour

$59,960

Median annual wage

49th of 50

State rank

by mean wage

1,050

OTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Milwaukee	$63,690	$62,440	230
Appleton	$57,450	$57,920	60
Green Bay	$56,850	$57,280	70
Madison	$56,840	$54,870	180
Eau Claire	$55,010	$56,110	30

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

The market

How many occupational therapy assistants work in Wisconsin

1,496 occupational therapy assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Wisconsin, and 66 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?

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin without applying for a new state license.

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