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Monterey, California

Occupational Therapist (G)

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$81,869

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Occupational Therapist – Cypress Ridge Care Center – Monterey, CA.

Job Duties: Participate as a key member of a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team providing services to include the assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions of patients.

Test and evaluate patients’ physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.

Consult with the rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities and collaborate with other team members to ensure quality care is being provided to each patient. Supervise occupational therapy assistants.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. Must have 2 years of employment experience as an Occupational Therapist. Must have California Occupational Therapist License.

Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.

How to Apply: Send resumes to Russel Bajacan, Recruitment Experience and Learning Manager, PACS, Inc., 90 S 400 W, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, or email to russel.bajacan@pacs.com. Please reference job title + CT26 in cover letter or email subject line.

Annual salary offered: $81,869.00.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Key Responsibilities

The occupational therapist will participate in a multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, and implement therapeutic interventions for patients. They are also responsible for supervising occupational therapy assistants and coordinating care with other team members.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid California Occupational Therapist License. A minimum of 2 years of professional experience as an Occupational Therapist is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical data analysisSupervisionCare coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (G) at PACS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,052 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (535 salary observations; 1,747 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,196 salary observations; 23,534 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 77% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$82k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs · 14 employers

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$100k-115k
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$115k-130k
3
$130k-145k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Monterey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M≈ 15.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,714/mo≈ 40% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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