Occupational Therapists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,734
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$22,656
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,577
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$99,390
Kept after tax
$76,734
Worth in national money
$83,577
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays occupational therapists around $99,390 at the midpoint, 23 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 494 occupations Ohio reports, occupational therapists comes in at 53 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $99,390 you keep $76,734, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $83,577 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $97,390, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For occupational therapists the Ohio median is $99,390, ranking 23 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Occupational therapists ranks 53 of 494 occupations by median in Ohio, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for occupational therapists on $99,390 is $76,734. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $83,577 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $97,390 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Occupational Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $70,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,800 |
| This salary | $99,390 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $76,734 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,751 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,537 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $96,523 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,504 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $99,390 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $70,080 and the ninetieth is $123,800 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $76,734, worked from $99,390. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 53 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $83,577, the adjusted value of that $99,390 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 53 of 494 in the state.
- The Ohio median of $99,390 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $70,080 to $123,800. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Ohio take-home of $76,734, on $99,390 for work ranking 53 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 53 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $83,577 — the adjusted value of that $99,390 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 53 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $70,080 at the tenth percentile, $123,800 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $83,577 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $76,734.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($70,080 to $123,800) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $83,577 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $76,734 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.