State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In District of Columbia, $109,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.1%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
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%
District of Columbia
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $109,170
- p25
- $96,800
- p75
- $125,130
- p10
- $81,760
- p90
- $129,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.