State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: Florida vs North Carolina
Occupational Therapists in Florida earn a median of $99,360. In North Carolina, $92,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.5% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.9%
Florida vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-2.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $99,360
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $104,830
- p10
- $66,230
- p90
- $117,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +733%
North Carolina
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $92,940
- p25
- $77,510
- p75
- $104,820
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $118,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.