Physical Therapists salary
The median pay for physical therapists in the United States is $102,760 a year. About 267,330 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $77,140
- 25th percentile
- $86,160
- Median percentile
- $102,760
- 75th percentile
- $121,160
- 90th percentile
- $135,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $124,190
- Alaska $115,280
- New Jersey $112,140
- Nevada $111,250
- Maryland $106,890
- New Mexico $106,880
- Washington $105,950
- Texas $105,810
- Illinois $105,250
- Connecticut $104,360
- Massachusetts $103,790
- Oregon $103,510
- Arizona $103,220
- Ohio $103,050
- Georgia $102,700
- Delaware $102,050
- Colorado $102,030
- Minnesota $102,010
- Wisconsin $101,840
- Hawaii $101,700
- District of Columbia $101,640
- Indiana $101,560
- Virginia $101,450
- Pennsylvania $101,380
- South Carolina $101,330
- Florida $101,040
- Michigan $100,900
- Kentucky $100,710
- New York $100,660
- Wyoming $100,400
- Tennessee $100,140
- Mississippi $99,990
- North Carolina $99,910
- Utah $99,880
- New Hampshire $99,850
- Maine $99,720
- Rhode Island $99,400
- Missouri $99,310
- Arkansas $99,010
- Idaho $99,000
- Oklahoma $98,590
- Louisiana $98,530
- Kansas $98,290
- Vermont $97,970
- Iowa $97,560
- Alabama $97,290
- Nebraska $97,090
- West Virginia $96,600
- South Dakota $92,660
- Montana $91,450
- North Dakota $85,330
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $141,980
- Vallejo, CA $141,530
- Santa Rosa, CA $140,100
- San Jose, CA $139,000
- Napa, CA $138,540
- Chico, CA $134,970
- Sacramento, CA $131,430
- Santa Maria, CA $128,680
- Hanford, CA $127,460
- Salinas, CA $127,120
- Modesto, CA $126,600
- Merced, CA $126,000
- Decatur, IL $125,600
- Bakersfield, CA $125,490
- Santa Fe, NM $124,870
- Santa Cruz, CA $124,790
- Stockton, CA $124,260
- Fresno, CA $123,820
- Carson City, NV $120,810
- Las Cruces, NM $120,350
- Riverside, CA $120,110
- Midland, TX $118,450
- El Centro, CA $116,950
- Oxnard, CA $116,770
- Las Vegas, NV $116,480
- Springfield, IL $115,990
- Walla Walla, WA $115,740
- Wenatchee, WA $114,980
- Longview, TX $113,980
- San Diego, CA $113,850
- Beaumont, TX $113,700
- Fairbanks, AK $113,570
- Mount Vernon, WA $113,510
- Enid, OK $113,190
- Anchorage, AK $112,590
- Spartanburg, SC $111,860
- Lexington Park, MD $111,780
- Sherman, TX $110,750
- Amherst Town, MA $110,620
- Amarillo, TX $109,800
- Dalton, GA $109,710
- Odessa, TX $109,690
- Albany, OR $108,720
- Tyler, TX $108,380
- Trenton, NJ $108,280
- Los Angeles, CA $108,170
- Florence, SC $108,160
- Barnstable Town, MA $108,110
- Redding, CA $107,980
- Longview, WA $107,810
- Dallas, TX $107,780
- Houston, TX $107,700
- New York, NY $107,650
- Kennewick, WA $107,350
- Salisbury, MD $107,290
- Seattle, WA $107,290
- Ann Arbor, MI $106,980
- Reno, NV $106,840
- Gadsden, AL $106,720
- Yuba City, CA $106,600
- Grants Pass, OR $106,550
- Tuscaloosa, AL $106,450
- Portland, OR $106,250
- Corpus Christi, TX $106,080
- Niles, MI $106,020
- San Antonio, TX $106,010
- Yakima, WA $105,950
- Baltimore, MD $105,810
- Philadelphia, PA $105,790
- Pittsfield, MA $105,750
- Chicago, IL $105,720
- Texarkana, TX $105,580
- Naples, FL $105,440
- Vineland, NJ $105,360
- Williamsport, PA $105,340
- Port St. Lucie, FL $105,240
- Hartford, CT $105,230
- Visalia, CA $105,210
- Bridgeport, CT $105,160
- Columbus, OH $105,130
- Sierra Vista, AZ $105,050
- Springfield, OH $104,870
- Olympia, WA $104,750
- Toledo, OH $104,750
- College Station, TX $104,580
- Fayetteville, AR $104,500
- Macon, GA $104,500
- Allentown, PA $104,350
- Elizabethtown, KY $104,280
- Sheboygan, WI $104,110
- Cleveland, OH $104,030
- North Port, FL $104,020
- Jackson, MI $104,000
- Prescott Valley, AZ $104,000
- McAllen, TX $103,980
- Battle Creek, MI $103,920
- Gettysburg, PA $103,890
- Salt Lake City, UT $103,840
- Brownsville, TX $103,810
- Worcester, MA $103,790
- Indianapolis, IN $103,770
- Charleston, WV $103,760
- Saginaw, MI $103,760
- Rome, GA $103,710
- Austin, TX $103,630
- Springfield, MA $103,570
- Boston, MA $103,550
- Albuquerque, NM $103,510
- Homosassa Springs, FL $103,510
- Atlanta, GA $103,440
- Eugene, OR $103,440
- Alexandria, LA $103,380
- Nashville, TN $103,380
- Dayton, OH $103,330
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $103,330
- Brunswick, GA $103,260
- Lancaster, PA $103,240
- Phoenix, AZ $103,220
- San Angelo, TX $103,070
- Milwaukee, WI $103,030