Occupational Therapist pay range
State of Texas · class code 4370
- Class code
- 4370
- Pay group
- B27
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Occupational Therapist is $84,182 to $142,374 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 4370.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Occupational Therapist series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs advanced (senior-level) occupational therapeutic work by evaluating and providing therapeutic care to improve, rehabilitate, or maintain the client’s ability to perform routine daily activities. May assign and/or supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Examples of the work
Assesses and evaluates an individual’s ability to perform routine daily activities and identifies functional limitations and adaptive needs to outline and develop a specialized therapeutic plan. Develops, implements, and oversees treatment plans to improve, rehabilitate, or maintain fine motor skills and abilities; or provides environmental adaptations to enhance the individual’s ability to perform routine daily activities. Educates clients, caregivers, and staff regarding the safe use of adaptive equipment aids and techniques to adapt to physical or cognitive limitations.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in occupational therapy. Graduation from an accredited college or university program with a master’s degree or higher in occupational therapy, as required for licensure.
Special requirements
Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapist by the State of Texas in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 454; and Title 40, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 364.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in Texas
Occupational Therapist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $59,273 | $99,670 | $59,273 to $99,670 |
| Arkansas | $94,387 | $139,693 | $94,387 to $139,693 |
| California | $4,938 | $9,700 | $59,256 to $116,400 |
| Illinois | $70,008 | $105,636 | $70,008 to $105,636 |
| Kentucky | $4,444 | $7,110 | $53,329 to $85,326 |
| Mississippi | $61,417 | $107,936 | $61,417 to $107,936 |
| Missouri | $45,984 | $94,272 | $45,984 to $94,272 |
| Nebraska | $33.42 | $49.27 | $69,524 to $102,488 |
| New Jersey | $63,663 | $92,953 | $63,663 to $92,953 |
| New York | $74,193 | $94,121 | $74,193 to $94,121 |
| North Carolina | $66,696 | $110,049 | $66,696 to $110,049 |
| Ohio | $36.01 | $50.37 | $74,901 to $104,770 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.