OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (FT)
Listed compensation
$40-$60/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: Phoenix Specialty Hospital - Mesa, AZ
- Position Type: Full Time
- Salary Range: $40.00 - $60.00Hourly
- Job Shift: Any
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide direct patient care and rehabilitation services at the Phoenix Specialty Hospital. They are responsible for assessing patient needs and implementing effective treatment plans.
Requirements
The position requires a qualified Occupational Therapist to work full-time hours. Candidates must be prepared to work at the Mesa, Arizona facility.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$103k in purchasing power | Arizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Arizona | 206 active | 9,177 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona Occupational Therapist listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment232 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Top Occupational Therapist Jobs
27 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
27 jobs · 16 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
25 jobs · 16 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$140kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Mesa
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $416k
- Typical market rent
- $1,532/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.