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Boston Speech Therapy
Boston, Massachusetts

Occupational Therapist - $70 to $80 per hour - Full-Time

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$70-$80/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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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 full-time Occupational Therapist to work in a school-based setting. This role will involve working with students to enhance their daily living skills and improve their functionality within the school environment.

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
  • Full-time position
  • $70 to $80 per hour

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess current Massachusetts licensure or certification. 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 ImplementationStudent AssessmentCollaborationFunctional AssessmentDevelopmental Support

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (250 salary observations; 547 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,684 salary observations; 25,690 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 ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 49 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 35% have no call, 61% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 15 employers

8
<$90k
19
$90k-110k
2
$110k-130k
2
$140k
2
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Occupational TherapistPer Diem

Ace Home Health Care & Hospice · San Jose, California

$154k-$207k
#2

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 31 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 9,348 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$3,338/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.