State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: Nevada vs South Dakota
Occupational Therapists in Nevada earn a median of $110,520. In South Dakota, $85,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
Nevada vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $110,520
- p25
- $100,510
- p75
- $127,960
- p10
- $85,720
- p90
- $139,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
South Dakota
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $85,050
- p25
- $80,720
- p75
- $99,940
- p10
- $65,820
- p90
- $106,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.