State comparison · 2025
Occupational Therapists salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Occupational Therapists in Oregon earn a median of $112,310. In South Dakota, $85,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.