Occupational Therapists hiring incentives: sign-on bonuses, relocation and shift differentials, October 2026
By YourJobs Editorial
Based on 10,034 Occupational Therapists postings on yourjobs.com between 20 September and 20 October 2026. 12% of Occupational Therapists postings offered a sign-on bonus; where an amount was stated (n = 1,090) the median was $10,000 and the largest we recorded was $30,000. This page was built 20 October 2026.
Incentives at a glance
- Sign-on bonuses
- 12% of Occupational Therapists postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a sign-on bonus (n = 1,150 postings). Where an amount was stated (n = 1,090) the median was $10,000 and the largest we recorded was $30,000.
- Relocation assistance
- 9.5% of Occupational Therapists postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned relocation assistance (n = 955 postings). Where an amount was stated (n = 84) the median was $5,000.
- Referral bonuses
- 15% of Occupational Therapists postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a referral bonus (n = 1,465 postings).
- Tuition support
- 27% of Occupational Therapists postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 2,685 postings).
- Shift differentials
- 2.7% of Occupational Therapists postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a shift, weekend or night pay differential (n = 275 postings).
Largest sign-on bonus we recorded
This is one posting, shown with its evidence. It is the top of the range, not a typical bonus.
- Stated amount
- $30,000 (the stated bonus, which may be "up to")
- Job title
- Occupational Therapist (OT) | Acute
- Employer
- Avera Health
- Location
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- First seen
- 18 October 2026
- Posting text
- “…experience. $34.00 - $51.25Position Highlights May be eligible for a $30,000 Sign-On Bonus with a 3 year commitment!! Student Loan Repayment:This position may b…”
Occupational Therapists sign-on bonuses by state
| State | Postings | Mention a sign-on bonus | Postings mentioning | Median stated amount | Mention relocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 107 | 75% | 80 | $5,000 | 2.8% |
| Maryland | 302 | 68% | 206 | $10,000 | 17% |
| New York | 216 | 56% | 121 | $6,000 | 0% |
| Alaska | 52 | 52% | 27 | 60% | |
| South Dakota | 97 | 47% | 46 | $15,000 | 0% |
| Illinois | 242 | 35% | 84 | $7,500 | 30% |
| Virginia | 64 | 34% | 22 | 3.1% | |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 33% | 10 | 3.3% | |
| Arizona | 250 | 31% | 77 | $10,000 | 2.4% |
| Kentucky | 49 | 31% | 15 | 0% | |
| Ohio | 81 | 22% | 18 | 0% | |
| North Carolina | 148 | 21% | 31 | 8.1% | |
| Georgia | 136 | 19% | 26 | 1.5% | |
| Arkansas | 38 | 16% | 6 | 0% | |
| Florida | 252 | 15% | 37 | $10,000 | 0.8% |
| New Jersey | 114 | 13% | 15 | 0.9% | |
| Washington | 383 | 13% | 50 | $10,000 | 8.9% |
| Michigan | 132 | 11% | 14 | 0.8% | |
| Texas | 1,607 | 8.1% | 130 | $10,000 | 40% |
| Oregon | 527 | 6.8% | 36 | $5,000 | 4% |
| Alabama | 142 | 5.6% | 8 | 0.7% | |
| Indiana | 323 | 4.3% | 14 | 1.9% | |
| Delaware | 72 | 4.2% | 3 | 0% | |
| Pennsylvania | 369 | 2.4% | 9 | 0.5% | |
| Missouri | 319 | 2.2% | 7 | 0% | |
| Massachusetts | 1,207 | 1.5% | 18 | 0.2% | |
| California | 679 | 1.5% | 10 | 4% | |
| Minnesota | 144 | 1.4% | 2 | 0% | |
| North Dakota | 168 | 1.2% | 2 | 0% | |
| Colorado | 1,059 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.1% | |
| Tennessee | 317 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | |
| Maine | 167 | 0.6% | 1 | 0% | |
| Louisiana | 35 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
States with at least 30 Occupational Therapists postings in the window, ranked by the share mentioning a sign-on bonus. A median is shown only where at least 30 postings stated an amount.
Month by month
| Month | Postings | Sign-on bonus | Median stated amount | Largest stated | Relocation | Tuition support | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 9,828 | 12% | $10,000 | $30,000 | 9.7% | 26% | 2.7% |
| September 2026 | 120 | 14% | $30,000 | 4.2% | 20% | 3.3% | |
| August 2026 | 52 | 12% | $10,000 | 31% | 64% | 0% | |
| July 2026 | 37 | 2.7% | $7,500 | 2.7% | 54% | 0% | |
| May 2026 | 9 | $15,000 | |||||
| March 2026 | 4 | $7,500 |
A month is the month a posting was first seen. Shares are blank where a month holds fewer than 30 postings; medians are blank where fewer than 30 postings stated an amount.
Related pages
- Occupational Therapists pay: advertised rates
- Current Occupational Therapists jobs
- Hiring incentives across all occupations
- How incentives are read from postings
Notes and sources
Incentive amounts are as stated in the posting (often "up to"); eligibility conditions are not captured.
Source: yourjobs.com job postings (ClickCast feed), read as described on the methodology page. Updated daily; this page was built 20 October 2026, 09:49.
Download the data: incentives by occupation and state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite as:
YourJobs (2026). Hiring incentives for Occupational Therapists in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026. https://yourjobs.com/incentives/occupational-therapists