State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Maine
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Maine, $84,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+29.5%
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%
Maine
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $84,310
- p25
- $77,770
- p75
- $99,010
- p10
- $63,750
- p90
- $114,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.