State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Nebraska
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Nebraska, $93,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.8%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
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%
Nebraska
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $93,740
- p25
- $80,350
- p75
- $102,560
- p10
- $70,370
- p90
- $107,780
- 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.