Occupational Therapist Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales.
Median salary — Wales
£41,377
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£40,073
What a typical occupational therapist takes home
On the median of £41,377, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,776
Take-home a year
£33,311
Income Tax
£5,761
National Insurance
£2,305
What most occupational therapists actually earn
Half of occupational therapists across the UK earn between £29,424 and £46,309. Earning above £46,309 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of occupational therapists earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Occupational therapists
- SOC 2020 code
- 2222
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.5% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank Wales against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Occupational Therapist salary FAQs
What is the average Occupational Therapist salary in Wales?
The median is £41,377 a year and the mean is £40,073, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a occupational therapist earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £23.05 excluding overtime, or £22.99 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Wales.
What is a good Occupational Therapist salary?
Half of occupational therapists earn between £29,424 and £46,309. Anything above £46,309 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a occupational therapist?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of occupational therapists earn under £22,400 and the lowest quarter under £29,424 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do occupational therapists in Wales earn more than the UK average?
The median in Wales is £41,377 against £37,201 across the UK, 11.2% higher. ONS marks the Wales figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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