State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Oklahoma
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Oklahoma, $104,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.4%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-5.3%
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%
Oklahoma
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $104,300
- p25
- $88,150
- p75
- $121,120
- p10
- $68,530
- p90
- $134,420
- 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.