BLS metro-level wage data places Occupational Therapy Assistants pay in College Station-Bryan, TX at a median of $75,670 per year ($36.38/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $72,300, College Station-Bryan pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 occupational therapy assistantss are employed across the College Station-Bryan MSA in SOC 31-2011.

The College Station-Bryan pay distribution spans from $34,900 at the 10th percentile to $89,090 at the 90th — a 2.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $62,380 and the 75th at $78,970, so half of College Station-Bryan-based occupational therapy assistantss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so College Station-Bryan, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.