Occupational Therapist - OT

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$82k-$103k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Dallas, TX
  • Occupational Therapist (OT)
  • Inpatient
  • Hours: 40

Full Time

  • Compensation depends upon candidate’s years of experience and internal equity.
  • Salary range: $81,764.80 - $103,105.60

Benefits of Becoming a Therapist with Us

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Short and Long Term Disability

Personal and Family Medical Leave

  • Clinical Ladder Program - Opportunity for staff clinicians to bonus an additional $2000 - $3500 based on extra-curricular activities
  • New Grad Mentors
  • National education courses and local online CEU library free to full-time employees
  • Residency Programs
  • Continuing Education
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Responsibilities

BSWIR is seeking a full time Occupational Therapist for our Spinal Cord Specialty team. This team sees complex spinal cord patients as well as other spinal diagnosis. This person should have at least 3 to 5 years of experience or exposure to SCI population. The ideal candidate will have a love of learning and a passion for the Spinal Cord population.

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction. Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities. Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Qualifications

  • Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Occupational Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment required.

#BSWIR - Inpatient

  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Occupational therapySpinal cord injury rehabilitationPatient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationBLS certification

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$92k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs · 15 employers

7
<$105k
3
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
61%
CME allowance
39% this job
Loan repayment
22% this job
Relocation assistance
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$130k-$160k
#2

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MGA Homecare · Fort Worth, Texas

up to $150,000
#3

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up to $150,000
#4

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$96k-$141k
+ 17 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 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas Downtown Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Prescription coverage
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Extended Illness Days (EID)
401(k) retirement plan with company match