Occupational Therapy Aides Salary in Columbia, MO

Occupational Therapy Aides pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,210 or more. The middle half of occupational therapy aides in Columbia earn between $33,480 and $44,620.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Occupational Therapy Aides salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $37,190, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $31,252 a year, or $2,604 a month and $1,202 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Is Columbia a good place for occupational therapy aides? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $37,190 buys what about $41,582 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($47,260). A typical home costs $323,951, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Occupational Therapy Aides salary in other Missouri cities

Columbia ranks 2nd of 2 Missouri metro areas for this job; St. Louis pays the most ($37,710).

All Occupational Therapy Aides salaries in Missouri

Highest-paying cities for occupational therapy aides

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($63,840).

Occupational Therapy Aides salary by city

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• Dental Assistants$45,860 a year
• Pharmacy Aides$42,400 a year
• Medical Assistants$41,790 a year
• Nursing Assistants$39,790 a year

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