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Boston Speech Therapy
Boston, Massachusetts

Occupational Therapist Part Time - $75-85 per hour

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$75-$85/hr

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Job Description

Come work for a local woman-SLP-owned company based in Boston.. where we value YOUR work and make sure that caseloads are MANAGEABLE and that YOU have an appropriate space to work with the materials you need to do your job. Since we are owned and operated by therapists, we understand the unique needs of therapists.

Boston Speech Therapy is seeking a dedicated part-time Occupational Therapist to work in a middle school charter school in Boston, MA. This role involves working with students to enhance their daily living skills and improve their functionality within the school environment. The position offers 8 hours per week, with a competitive pay rate of $75-$85 per hour.

Responsibilities

  • Assess students’ physical, emotional, and developmental needs.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with teachers, parents, and other specialists to support students' success.
  • Provide direct therapy services to students as outlined in their IEPs.
  • Monitor and report on student progress and adapt treatment plans as necessary.
  • Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current licensure or certification as an Occupational Therapist in Massachusetts
  • Experience working in school settings preferred
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with educators and parents
  • Effective organizational and time management skills
  • 1099 contract
  • Competitive pay rate
  • Part-time position
  • $75-85 per hour

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and current licensure in Massachusetts. Experience working in school settings is preferred along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningIEP DevelopmentStudent AssessmentCollaborationFunctional Assessment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (229 salary observations; 631 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,886 salary observations; 27,166 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$156k–$177kOccupational Therapy median $99k (middle half $88k–$112k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Massachusetts vs national$92k median in Massachusetts$97k nationally (−5%)229 state / 5,886 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$157k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts228 active9,207 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 38% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment240 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs
3
<$110k
7
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
3
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$75/hr
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Concierge Home Care · Vero Beach, Florida

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$75/hr
#4

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$67-$73/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$800k
Typical market rent
$3,271/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.