OT Salary

[mon]

Hi Guys!!

Does anyone have an idea of what the starting salary for an OT should be around in Canada, particularly Ontario? I've read some really conflicting information online ranging between 40 to 80 thousand dollars a year where in the California some OTs make upwards of 100 thousand dollars with starting salaries around 79 thousand dollars. 

Any insight is appreciated!!

Cheers!

mon 

[justinmccluck]

Or if anyone knows some recent stats for PT as well, that'd be sweet!

[QueensqueensqueensOT]

Depends where you work! Private clinic vs community care vs hospital ... 

Community care also pays per patient, and salary varies if you're also getting your mileage, or if you take on manager tasks. 

Hospitals generally pay 38-44$/hour. Depends the hospital and location too.  

[Hopplah]

Starting pay in NS is 29 an hour for the health authority here (aka all hospital jobs in the province). Lowest in the country. Yay.... I've seen a lot of jobs starting at 36 an hour in Alberta, and 32 to 33 in Ontario. At the upper range, I've seen around 48-52 an hour (but you need a lot of experience I assume), and even some 40ish an hour ones for less experienced OTs in rural areas. And this is only for jobs with OT as the title. I've also seen non-OT specific jobs (i.e. like case manager, mental health counsellor) where they require an OT or RN or MSW for similar.