State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs South Carolina
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In South Carolina, $101,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
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%
South Carolina
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $101,130
- p25
- $82,000
- p75
- $109,720
- p10
- $75,370
- p90
- $123,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.