State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Colorado
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Colorado, $106,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 16.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.7%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $124,510
- p25
- $103,950
- p75
- $136,380
- p10
- $85,550
- p90
- $158,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -38%
Colorado
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $106,720
- p25
- $94,210
- p75
- $128,250
- p10
- $81,390
- p90
- $157,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.