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Occupational therapist salary in New York

Open occupational therapist jobs in New York post a median of $57.50 an hour, the middle half $47.50–$69 (about $119,600 a year full time), $4.50 above the national posted median. From 68 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$57.50
Median posted /hr
$48–$69
Middle half /hr
$119,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.34
BLS median in NY
May 2025

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

What occupational therapists are paid in New York

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

Posted hourly rates of 68 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $29.98, highest $155.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$47.50–$69/hr

Middle half of 53 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $57.50. 57% of the 120 open occupational therapist jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in New York

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Brooklyn$66.50$47.28–$1557 (5)
New York$73.50$60.44–$93.755 (4)
Queens$74$50–$904 (3)
Bronx$64$47.28–$904 (2)
Staten Island$60.50$47.18–$79.594 (3)
Tarrytown$66$62–$703 (1)
White Plains$60$50–$903 (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 York

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
U.S. Physical Therapy$82.50$70–$93.757
Northwell Health$66$45–$807
Link Rehab and Wellness$57.50$50–$647
NewYork-Presbyterian$73.50$55.58–$76.705
ADAPT Community Network$51.25$47.28–$604
Elderwood$45$33–$584
Genesis HealthCare$75$56–$903
Rochester Regional Health$44$29.98–$52.883
Autism Care Partners$107.25$53–$1552
Mount Sinai Health System$65.50$60.44–$70.622
Richmond University Medical Center$64.50$47.18–$79.592
Epic Healthcare Management$56.25$50–$602
Ellis Medicine$46$33.71–$50.562
United Health Services (New York)$45.50$33.57–$55.502
Hospital for Special Surgery$72$721
Stony Brook Medicine$69$68.981
Catholic Health (Long Island)$66$57.50–$74.591
Westchester Medical Center Health Network$66$65.921
EPIC Rehabilitation & Nursing at White Plains$60$601
Sky View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center$57.50$55–$601
UnitedHealth Group$56.75$43.27–$70.031
Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center$52.50$50–$551
Waterview Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare$52.50$50–$551
Montgomery Nursing & Rehabilitation Center$52$50–$541
Crouse-Community Center$50$40–$601
Trinity Health$47.50$41.51–$53.721
Auburn Community Hospital$43$40–$461
University of Rochester Medical Center$43$36.50–$49.281
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center$42.50$36.54–$48.411
Bassett Healthcare Network$40.50$40.581

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

38 open jobs in New York state a yearly salary: a median of $89,300, the middle half $74,800 to $102,700.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in New York

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

What BLS measures in New York

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 York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$31.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$37.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$46.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$55.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$64.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)11,690 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in New York: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in New York?

Open occupational therapist jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $57.50, the middle half $47.50–$69 (68 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $119,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $46.34/hr ($96,390 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Brooklyn ($66.50), New York ($73.50), Queens ($74) and Bronx ($64). The town table lists 7.

Which employers in New York pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: U.S. Physical Therapy ($82.50), Genesis HealthCare ($75) and NewYork-Presbyterian ($73.50).

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

The posted median in New York ($57.50) is $4.50 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey New York ranks 35 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: 68 of 120 open occupational therapist jobs in New York (57%) 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 York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/new-york

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