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Occupational therapist salary in Florida

Open occupational therapist jobs in Florida post a median of $48.25 an hour, the middle half $45.50–$54.75 (about $100,400 a year full time), $4.75 below the national posted median. From 57 jobs at 18 employers that state their pay.

$48.25
Median posted /hr
$46–$55
Middle half /hr
$100,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$47.77
BLS median in FL
May 2025

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

What occupational therapists are paid in Florida

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

Posted hourly rates of 57 open jobs in Florida. Lowest posted $31.86, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Florida

$45.50–$54.75/hr

Middle half of 36 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48.25. 23% of the 250 open occupational therapist jobs in Florida state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in Florida

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Ocala$53.50$31.86–$706 (3)
Sarasota$53.50$45–$733 (3)
Boca Raton$52.25$47–$603 (2)
Fort Myers$49$34–$603 (2)
Naples$48$40–$603 (2)
Tampa$45.50$31.86–$59.273 (2)

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 Florida

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UnitedHealth Group$52.25$34.23–$76.1510
AdventHealth$45.50$31.86–$709
Baptist Health South Florida$47.25$40.71–$53.986
Ascension$45.25$34.76–$59.305
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$40.50$35.96–$54.755
Legacy Healthcare Services$54.25$47–$604
Select Medical$48.50$40–$503
Genesis HealthCare$66.25$45–$1002
PT Solutions$52.50$50–$552
Aegis Therapies$47$40–$522
Lee Health$44.75$34–$55.412
Exalt Health Rehabilitation Hospital Wildwood$70$701
PAM Health$70$701
Strides Therapy and Educational Services$64$55–$731
Therapy Partner Solutions Holdings$57.50$55–$601
Exalt Health Rehabilitation Hospital Sarasota$52.50$45–$601
Moffitt Cancer Center$45.25$45.251
Johns Hopkins Medicine$40.75$40.781

Median of each employer's jobs in Florida (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.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

11 open jobs in Florida state a yearly salary: a median of $94,900, the middle half $93,000 to $105,400.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in Florida

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

What BLS measures in Florida

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, Florida. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$31.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$39.11 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$47.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$50.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$56.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)10,650 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in Florida: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Florida?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Florida that state an hourly rate post a median of $48.25, the middle half $45.50–$54.75 (57 jobs from 18 employers). Full time that is about $100,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $47.77/hr ($99,360 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Florida (May 2025).

Where in Florida do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Ocala ($53.50), Sarasota ($53.50), Boca Raton ($52.25) and Fort Myers ($49). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in Florida pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Legacy Healthcare Services ($54.25), UnitedHealth Group ($52.25) and Select Medical ($48.50).

How does Florida compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Florida ($48.25) is $4.75 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Florida ranks 24 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: 57 of 250 open occupational therapist jobs in Florida (23%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Occupational therapist pay in other states

Occupational therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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

Cite this page

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

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