State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Iowa
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Iowa, $89,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.5%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
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%
Iowa
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $89,910
- p25
- $75,810
- p75
- $103,100
- p10
- $64,610
- p90
- $109,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.