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Occupational Therapist vs Radiation Therapist

In 2025, the median salary for Radiation Therapist was $6,645 (6.0%) higher than for Occupational Therapist: $116,911 against $110,266. Occupational Therapist had 1,067 people on the list, Radiation Therapist 406.

At a glance

Occupational TherapistRadiation Therapist
People on the 2025 list1,067406
Median salary$110,266$116,911
Middle half$106,568–$114,486$111,008–$132,445
Highest salary$136,023$159,231
Total salaries$117,875,708$49,169,289
People, change+17.0% vs 2024+31.0% vs 2024
Median, change+1.7% vs 2024−0.2% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearOccupational TherapistRadiation Therapist
2012$109,728
2015$102,554
2017$101,007
2018$101,946
2019$100,372
2020$104,041$102,367
2021$102,314$103,858
2022$102,361$101,514
2023$108,350$104,852
2024$108,473$117,101
2025$110,266$116,911

People on the list by year

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YearOccupational TherapistRadiation Therapist
201213
20156
20176
20189
201911
20203917
20216014
20227525
2023673202
2024912310
20251,067406

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Occupational Therapist or Radiation Therapist?

By median salary in 2025, Radiation Therapist: $116,911 against $110,266.

Which has more people on the list?

Occupational Therapist: 1,067 against 406 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2020?

In 2020 the median for Occupational Therapist was $104,041 and for Radiation Therapist $102,367, a gap of $1,674; in 2025 the gap was $6,645.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work