State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Occupational Therapists in Oregon earn a median of $112,310. In North Carolina, $92,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.2%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-9.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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)
- -33%
Oregon
Occupational Therapists
- Median
- $112,310
- p25
- $99,800
- p75
- $127,540
- p10
- $78,500
- p90
- $131,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.