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Occupational therapist salary in Virginia

Open occupational therapist jobs in Virginia post a median of $56.25 an hour, the middle half $48.25–$59 (about $117,000 a year full time), $3.25 above the national posted median. From 39 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$56.25
Median posted /hr
$48–$59
Middle half /hr
$117,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$48.42
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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

What occupational therapists are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 39 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $33.50, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$48.25–$59/hr

Middle half of 26 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $56.25. 33% of the 118 open occupational therapist jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Roanoke$56$36.87–$65.254 (2)
Fairfax$53$48–$56.654 (2)
Alexandria$68.25$56.65–$903 (2)
Winchester$42$33.50–$50.263 (1)

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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Riverside Health$59$55–$635
Valley Health (Virginia)$42$33.50–$50.265
Inova$56.75$56.654
Carilion Clinic$46$36.87–$564
Genesis HealthCare$66.25$45–$1002
Amedisys$59$52–$662
Select Medical$58.25$55–$602
UnitedHealth Group$48.75$34.23–$65.552
Flywheel Centers$80$70–$901
Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg$62.50$50–$751
Therapy Spot$57.50$40–$751
Link Rehab and Wellness$57$50–$641
Mary Washington Healthcare$57$45.65–$68.481
Ivy Rehab$55$50–$601
Legacy Healthcare Services$53.50$47–$601
BAYADA Home Health Care$49.50$48–$511
UVA Health$49.50$40–$58.901
Erickson Senior Living$47.50$40–$551
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$47.25$43.40–$51.101
Expressable$47$40–$541
Sunnyside Presbyterian Home$47$36–$581

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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.

26 open jobs in Virginia state a yearly salary: a median of $95,800, the middle half $81,600 to $106,700.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$33.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$40.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$48.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$57.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$64.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)4,150 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Virginia?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $56.25, the middle half $48.25–$59 (39 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $117,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.42/hr ($100,710 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Roanoke ($56), Fairfax ($53), Alexandria ($68.25) and Winchester ($42). The town table lists 4.

Which employers in Virginia pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Riverside Health ($59), Inova ($56.75) and Carilion Clinic ($46).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($56.25) is $3.25 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 20 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: 39 of 118 open occupational therapist jobs in Virginia (33%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/virginia

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