State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Indiana
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Indiana, $97,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 28.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.3%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+8.2%
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%
Indiana
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $97,020
- p25
- $81,940
- p75
- $104,680
- p10
- $69,550
- p90
- $119,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +2100%
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.