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Occupational therapist salary in New Jersey

Open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey post a median of $62.50 an hour, the middle half $57.50–$77 (about $130,000 a year full time), $9.50 above the national posted median. From 32 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$62.50
Median posted /hr
$58–$77
Middle half /hr
$130,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$49.72
BLS median in NJ
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey · Occupational therapist pay nationwide

What occupational therapists are paid in New Jersey

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

Posted hourly rates of 32 open jobs in New Jersey. Lowest posted $40, highest $95.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

$57.50–$77/hr

Middle half of 28 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $62.50. 39% of the 82 open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in New Jersey

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Mountainside$75.25$70.95–$78.364 (1)
Hackensack$69.25$60–$853 (3)

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 New Jersey

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
RWJBarnabas Health$78.25$70.95–$78.364
Link Rehab and Wellness$57.25$50–$644
U.S. Physical Therapy$83$70–$953
Hunterdon Health Care System$65$652
SportsMed Physical Therapy$62.50$55–$702
Hackensack Meridian Health$58$46.64–$69.322
Children's Specialized ABA$80$75–$851
Hudson Milestones$77.50$65–$901
Inspira Health$77.50$77.471
Amedisys$77$69–$851
BrightSpring Health Services$65$60–$701
Nemours Children's Health$63$631
Genesis HealthCare$60$50–$701
UnitedHealth Group$58.25$46.69–$70.031
Atlantic Health$57.75$41.79–$73.561
Therapy Spot$57.50$40–$751
Erickson Senior Living$55$551
Ivy Rehab$55$50–$601
PT Solutions$50$45–$551
Silver Lake Hospital$50$45–$551
Valley Health System (New Jersey)$48.75$43.35–$54.191

Median of each employer's jobs in New Jersey (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.

14 open jobs in New Jersey state a yearly salary: a median of $88,800, the middle half $74,600 to $97,100.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey

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

What BLS measures in New Jersey

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, New Jersey. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$37.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$44.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$49.72 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$61.72 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$76.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)6,290 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in New Jersey: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in New Jersey?

Open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey that state an hourly rate post a median of $62.50, the middle half $57.50–$77 (32 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $130,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $49.72/hr ($103,410 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025).

Where in New Jersey do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Mountainside ($75.25) and Hackensack ($69.25). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in New Jersey pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: U.S. Physical Therapy ($83), RWJBarnabas Health ($78.25) and Link Rehab and Wellness ($57.25).

How does New Jersey compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Jersey ($62.50) is $9.50 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey New Jersey ranks 14 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: 32 of 82 open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey (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.

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 New Jersey. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/new-jersey

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