Occupational therapist salary in Massachusetts

Open occupational therapist jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $47.50 an hour, the middle half $45.25–$53 (about $98,800 a year full time), $5.50 below the national posted median. From 28 jobs at 11 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in MA

May 2025

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

What occupational therapists are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 28 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $33, highest $84.04.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$45.25–$53/hr

Middle half of 22 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47.50. 39% of the 71 open occupational therapist jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in Massachusetts

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)
Boston	$48	$33–$61.34	8 (5)
Worcester	$42.25	$34.51–$62.13	4 (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 Massachusetts

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
Mass General Brigham	$54.50	$43.31–$63.75	6
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$50.25	$38.50–$61.34	6
UMass Memorial Health	$48.25	$33.91–$62.13	4
MerrimackHealth	$44.50	$36.93–$52.02	3
Boston Medical Center	$46	$37.50–$54.33	2
Elderwood	$45	$33–$58	2
Southcoast Health System	$61.75	$61.72	1
UnitedHealth Group	$60.25	$36.54–$84.04	1
Genesis HealthCare	$60	$50–$70	1
Tufts Medicine	$43.75	$40–$47.41	1
Open Sky Community Services	$36	$35–$36.93	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (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.

16 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $104,400, the middle half $85,000 to $108,000.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in Massachusetts

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

Occupational Therapist - Outpatient Hand
Southcoast Health System · Fall River, MA· 5d ago
$61.72/hr
Senior Living Occupational Therapist Per Diem
UnitedHealth Group · Quincy, MA· 1w ago
$36.54–$84.04/hr
Occupational Therapist (Journey Travel) - OT
Genesis HealthCare · Massachusetts· 2mo ago
$50–$70/hr
Occupational Therapist Per Diem
Mass General Brigham · Salem and Boston, MA· 3d ago
$52.53–$57.59/hr
Occupational Therapist Per Diem Inpatient
Mass General Brigham · Boston, MA· 3d ago
$52.53–$57.59/hr
Occupational Therapist
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Cambridge, MA· 5d ago
$53.00/hr
Occupational Therapist - Per Diem
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Cambridge, MA· 5d ago
$53.00/hr
Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapist, Per Diem
UMass Memorial Health · Worcester, MA· 6mo ago
$34.51–$62.13/hr
Occupational Therapist, Per Diem, Memorial Campus
UMass Memorial Health · Worcester, MA· 3mo ago
$34.51–$62.13/hr
Occupational Therapist- Psych Unit
MerrimackHealth · Methuen, MA· 4mo ago
$43–$52.02/hr
Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Boston Medical Center · Massachusetts· 6d ago
$37.50–$54.33/hr
Inpatient Occupational Therapist- Per Diem, Rotating Days
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA· 1mo ago
$40.03–$51.79/hr

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)	$35.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$40.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$48.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$52.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$61.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)	6,510 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$49.01/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, opens in a new tab)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47.11/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, opens in a new tab)
Worcester, MA$47.26/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Worcester, MA, opens in a new tab)
Springfield, MA$46.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
Barnstable Town, MA$49.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Barnstable Town, MA, opens in a new tab)
Pittsfield, MA$46.07/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$47.87/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, opens in a new tab)

Occupational therapist salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Massachusetts?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $47.50, the middle half $45.25–$53 (28 jobs from 11 employers). Full time that is about $98,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.53/hr ($100,930 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($48) and Worcester ($42.25). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mass General Brigham ($54.50), Beth Israel Lahey Health ($50.25) and UMass Memorial Health ($48.25).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($47.50) is $5.50 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 19 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: 28 of 71 open occupational therapist jobs in Massachusetts (39%) 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

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

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