Median annual earnings of occupational therapists were $60,470 in May 2006.
The middle 50 percent earned between $50,450 and $73,710. The lowest 10
percent earned less than $40,840, and the highest 10 percent earned more
than $89,450. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest
numbers of occupational therapists in May 2006 were:
| Home health care services |
$67,600 |
| Nursing care facilities |
64,750 |
| Offices of physical, occupational and speech
therapists, and audiologists |
62,290 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
61,610 |
| Elementary and secondary schools |
54,260 |
Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2008-09 Edition
