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Occupational therapist salary in North Dakota

Open occupational therapist jobs in North Dakota post a median of $42.25 an hour, the middle half $39–$43.75 (about $87,900 a year full time), $10.75 below the national posted median. From 11 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.

$42.25
Median posted /hr
$39–$44
Middle half /hr
$87,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40
BLS median in ND
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Occupational therapist jobs in North Dakota · Occupational therapist pay nationwide

What occupational therapists are paid in North Dakota

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

Posted hourly rates of 11 open jobs in North Dakota. Lowest posted $30.75, highest $55.

Posted on open jobs in North Dakota

$39–$43.75/hr

Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $42.25. 39% of the 28 open occupational therapist jobs in North Dakota state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in North Dakota

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Fargo$42.25$30.75–$53.755 (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 North Dakota

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sanford Health$38.75$31–$553
Essentia Health$43.75$34.96–$52.442
Altru Health System$42.25$33.80–$50.692
Big Stone Therapies$38.50$31–$472
CommonSpirit Health$44.25$35.53–$52.851
Avera Health$42.25$30.75–$53.751

Median of each employer's jobs in North Dakota (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 North Dakota

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

What BLS measures in North Dakota

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, North Dakota. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$32.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$37.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$40.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$47.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$51.11 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)570 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in North Dakota: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in North Dakota?

Open occupational therapist jobs in North Dakota that state an hourly rate post a median of $42.25, the middle half $39–$43.75 (11 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $87,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.00/hr ($83,200 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Dakota (May 2025).

How does North Dakota compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Dakota ($42.25) is $10.75 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey North Dakota ranks 51 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: 11 of 28 open occupational therapist jobs in North Dakota (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 North Dakota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/north-dakota

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