State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Kansas
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Kansas, $99,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.2% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+2.2%
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%
Kansas
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $99,170
- p25
- $82,000
- p75
- $107,630
- p10
- $66,720
- p90
- $120,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.