School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (70 salary observations; 297 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,676 salary observations; 4,852 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT) at Strides Therapy and Educational Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Occupational Therapy occupational therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$122k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.