The most recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational employment data indicated that there were nearly 135,000 occupational therapists (OTs) employed in the U.S. as of May 2022. About 10,400 of those employed as occupational therapists lived in the six-state New England region of the country.  BLS data reveals New England to be a region of wide disparity in terms of OT pay, with only Connecticut having a mean annual wage level for occupational therapists that exceeded the profession's national average.  Concurrently, three states in the region (New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine) ranked among the twelve worst states in the country for OT mean annual wage levels.  A closer review of May 2022 BLS data reveals the following details about occupational therapist pay in New England:

Occupational Therapist Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Mean Annual Wage	Wage Rank*
CT	2,250	$95,400	12th
MA	5,190	$91,840	18th
ME	1,110	$76,490	51st
NH	990	$83,930	41st
RI	590	$92,110	17th
VT	250	$81,710	47th
U.S.	134,980	$92,800	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on September 20, 2023