State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: California vs Tennessee
Occupational Therapists in California earn a median of $124,510. In Tennessee, $97,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 27.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.4%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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%
Tennessee
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $97,700
- p25
- $81,750
- p75
- $107,250
- p10
- $68,520
- p90
- $119,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.