Occupational therapist salary in Delaware

Open occupational therapist jobs in Delaware post a median of $58.25 an hour, the middle half $49.50–$62 (about $121,200 a year full time), $5.25 above the national posted median. From 9 jobs at 4 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in DE

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Occupational therapist jobs in Delaware · Occupational therapist pay nationwide

What occupational therapists are paid in Delaware

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 9 open jobs in Delaware. Lowest posted $35.39, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Delaware

$49.50–$62/hr

Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $58.25. 38% of the 24 open occupational therapist jobs in Delaware state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in Delaware

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Wilmington	$47	$35.39–$59	4 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Occupational therapist pay by employer in Delaware

What each employer posts for occupational therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
ChristianaCare	$53	$35.39–$59	6
Genesis HealthCare	$72.50	$45–$100	1
Amedisys	$63	$56–$70	1
Therapy Spot	$57.50	$40–$75	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Delaware (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for occupational therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in Delaware

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Occupational Therapist
Genesis HealthCare · Milford, DE· 2d ago
$45–$100/hr
Occupational Therapist - FT/PT/PRN New Castle County
Amedisys · Bear, DE· 2mo ago
$56.00–$70.00/hr
Occupational Therapist | Per Diem
ChristianaCare · Newark, DE· 2w ago
$59/hr
Occupational Therapist | Per Diem | Inpatient | Acute Care
ChristianaCare · Wilmington, DE· 2mo ago
$59.00/hr
Occupational Therapist
Therapy Spot · Delmar, DE· 3w ago
$40–$75/hr

What BLS measures in Delaware

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Delaware. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)	$34.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$43.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$49.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$58.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$66.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	490 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, opens in a new tab)
Dover, DE$45.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dover, DE, opens in a new tab)

Occupational therapist salary in Delaware: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Delaware?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Delaware that state an hourly rate post a median of $58.25, the middle half $49.50–$62 (9 jobs from 4 employers). Full time that is about $121,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $49.10/hr ($102,130 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Delaware (May 2025).

How does Delaware compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Delaware ($58.25) is $5.25 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Delaware ranks 17 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 9 of 24 open occupational therapist jobs in Delaware (38%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists (SOC 29-1122), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Occupational therapist salary in Delaware. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/delaware

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