25th pctl
$61K
Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary in Virginia Beach
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$72K
75th pctl
$84K
90th pctl
$95K
Adjusted for Virginia Beach at 0.99× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Occupational Therapy Assistant in Virginia Beach pulls a median of $72,270 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $84,150 and the 90th percentile at $95,040. Virginia Beach sits at 0.99× the national average for comp. $84,150 is what top-quartile Occupational Therapy Assistant pay looks like in Virginia Beach. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$84,150 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$78,210 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$72,270 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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