Occupational therapy assistant salary in Virginia
Open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia post a median of $35.75 an hour, the middle half $32–$38.25 (about $74,400 a year full time), $0.75 above the national posted median. From 16 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia · Occupational therapy assistant pay nationwide
What occupational therapy assistants 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 on open jobs in Virginia
Middle half of 12 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $35.75. 40% of the 40 open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.
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Occupational therapy assistant pay by employer in Virginia
What each employer posts for occupational therapy assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
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 therapy assistants nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Occupational Therapy Assistant (Journey Travel) - COTA
Genesis HealthCare · Virginia· 1mo ago
$50.00/hr
Amedisys · Williamsburg and Pulaski, VA· 1mo ago
$35–$47.25/hr
Certified Occupational Therapist (COTA): Facility Opportunity
Link Rehab and Wellness · Ashland, VA· 10mo ago
$35–$44/hr
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA): Facility Opportunity
Link Rehab and Wellness · Culpeper and Warrenton, VA· 3mo ago
$35–$44/hr
Sentara Health · Norfolk and Williamsburg, VA· 3d ago
$30.57–$45.18/hr
Occupational Therapist Assistant-Home Care
Sentara Health · Chesapeake, VA· 4w ago
$30.57–$45.18/hr
Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Legacy Healthcare Services · Springfield, Burke and 2 more, VA· 1d ago
$33–$40/hrOccupational Therapy Assistant- Home Health Services
Riverside Health · Newport News and Smithfield, VA· 4mo ago
$30.60–$42.08/hrOccupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)
Genesis HealthCare · Lynchburg, VA· 2w ago
$35.00/hrCertified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Riverside Health · Saluda, VA· 4mo ago
$28.90–$39.78/hr
Occupational Therapist Assistant- Home Care
Carilion Clinic · Roanoke, VA· 5d ago
$25.77–$38.66/hr
Occupational Therapist Assistant- Home Care Services
Carilion Clinic · Radford, VA· 4d ago
$25.77–$38.66/hr
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.
BLS median by metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, opens in a new tab)
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$31.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, opens in a new tab)
- Richmond, VA$36.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Richmond, VA, opens in a new tab)
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$30.79/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, opens in a new tab)
- Roanoke, VA$35.03/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Roanoke, VA, opens in a new tab)
- Charlottesville, VA$38.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Charlottesville, VA, opens in a new tab)
- Lynchburg, VA$37.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lynchburg, VA, opens in a new tab)
Occupational therapy assistant salary in Virginia: common questions
How much does an occupational therapy assistant make in Virginia?
Open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $35.75, the middle half $32–$38.25 (16 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $74,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $36.04/hr ($74,960 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).
How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Virginia ($35.75) is $0.75 above the national posted median of $35. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 14 of 50 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: 16 of 40 open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Virginia (40%) 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 therapy assistant pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants (SOC 31-2011), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Occupational therapy assistant salary in Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapy-assistant/virginia