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Occupational therapist salary in Washington

Open occupational therapist jobs in Washington post a median of $56.75 an hour, the middle half $54–$61.25 (about $118,000 a year full time), $3.75 above the national posted median. From 62 jobs at 27 employers that state their pay.

$56.75
Median posted /hr
$54–$61
Middle half /hr
$118,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$51.77
BLS median in WA
May 2025

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

What occupational therapists are paid in Washington

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

Posted hourly rates of 62 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $31.25, highest $84.75.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$54–$61.25/hr

Middle half of 41 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $56.75. 51% of the 122 open occupational therapist jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in Washington

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Seattle$61.75$37.69–$84.7511 (5)
Yakima$56$44.42–$67.335 (1)
Spokane$44.50$31.25–$64.665 (2)
Everett$58.75$37.69–$84.754 (3)
Walla Walla$57.50$37.69–$84.754 (2)
Wenatchee$52.75$41.29–$64.614 (2)
Issaquah$62.25$48.79–$75.743 (1)
Auburn$59.75$44.42–$75.243 (2)
Olympia$56.75$45–$71.043 (2)
Lacey$55.25$34.47–$76.153 (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 Washington

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Providence$58$37.69–$84.7515
MultiCare Health System$57.75$44.42–$78.2510
Compassus$55.75$45–$704
UW Medicine$75.75$70.78–$75.903
Confluence Health$53$41.29–$64.613
Seattle Children's$60.25$48.13–$72.202
CommonSpirit Health$59.75$39.18–$78.232
BrightSpring Health Services$57.50$50–$70.402
UnitedHealth Group$54.25$34.47–$76.152
Kittitas Valley Healthcare$54$42.95–$65.092
Careage$64.75$63–$66.251
Colfax Health and Rehabilitation$62.50$60–$651
WhidbeyHealth$61.75$47.35–$75.911
Genesis HealthCare$60$50–$701
Legacy Health$59.25$48.69–$69.651
Anacortes of Cascadia$58.50$55–$621
EvergreenHealth Monroe$56.75$43.58–$69.731
Mason Health$56.75$47.07–$66.501
Colville Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia$56.50$53–$601
Highland Health and Rehabilitation$55.50$53–$581
Aegis Therapies$54$48–$601
Caldera Care$52.50$49.99–$551
PACS Group$52.50$45–$601
Therapy Spot$50.50$45–$561
Children's Therapy Center$50.25$39.91–$60.601
Sound Mental Health$42.50$40–$451
Achieve Center$35.75$31.25–$401

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (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 Washington

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

What BLS measures in Washington

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, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$39.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$45.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$51.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$61.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$65.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)3,340 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in Washington: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Washington?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $56.75, the middle half $54–$61.25 (62 jobs from 27 employers). Full time that is about $118,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $51.77/hr ($107,670 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Seattle ($61.75), Yakima ($56), Spokane ($44.50) and Everett ($58.75). The town table lists 10.

Which employers in Washington pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UW Medicine ($75.75), Providence ($58) and MultiCare Health System ($57.75).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($56.75) is $3.75 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 5 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: 62 of 122 open occupational therapist jobs in Washington (51%) 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 Washington. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/washington

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