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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary
in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Median base pay · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$78,090
≈ $37.54/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,720 jobs
Middle 50%
$76,250–$91,060
vs U.S. median
+8%
Metro rank
#12 of 52

Occupational Therapy Assistants in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro earn a median of $78,090 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,720 jobs (May 2025). That is 8% above the U.S. median of $72,300 and 5% below the CA statewide median of $81,770. It ranks #12 of 52 metros with published figures for this job.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS · LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM, CA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM, CA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$64,650P25$76,250MEDIAN$78,090P75$91,060P90$103,140
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$51,490P25$61,710MEDIAN$72,300P75$79,160P90$89,780
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What is the average Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Los Angeles?

The BLS median is $78,090 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,720 jobs pay between $76,250 and $91,060. The 10th percentile is $64,650 and the 90th is $103,140.

Is Los Angeles a high-paying metro for Occupational Therapy Assistants?

That is 8% above the U.S. median of $72,300 and 5% below the CA statewide median of $81,770. It ranks #12 of 52 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Occupational Therapy Assistants make an hour in Los Angeles?

About $37.54 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $78,090 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $36.66–$43.78 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.