# Physical therapist salary by state

Canonical citation: Wages.fyi — https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/physical-therapists-29-1123-00

Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Physical Therapists.

United States median: $102,760. 51 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| California | $124,190 | $100,790 | $141,260 |
| Alaska | $115,280 | $101,500 | $129,760 |
| New Jersey | $112,140 | $96,730 | $129,780 |
| Nevada | $111,250 | $98,100 | $134,420 |
| Maryland | $106,890 | $96,880 | $125,440 |
| New Mexico | $106,880 | $89,440 | $128,110 |
| Washington | $105,950 | $92,490 | $129,390 |
| Texas | $105,810 | $88,620 | $127,290 |
| Illinois | $105,250 | $95,940 | $122,920 |
| Connecticut | $104,360 | $96,560 | $113,360 |
| Massachusetts | $103,790 | $94,750 | $121,710 |
| Oregon | $103,510 | $90,370 | $126,520 |
| Arizona | $103,220 | $89,710 | $121,100 |
| Ohio | $103,050 | $84,590 | $113,260 |
| Georgia | $102,700 | $83,770 | $120,610 |
| Delaware | $102,050 | $92,980 | $124,550 |
| Colorado | $102,030 | $83,320 | $118,980 |
| Minnesota | $102,010 | $94,820 | $107,160 |
| Wisconsin | $101,840 | $88,320 | $114,070 |
| Hawaii | $101,700 | $93,600 | $117,910 |
| District of Columbia | $101,640 | $95,940 | $128,750 |
| Indiana | $101,560 | $82,540 | $114,800 |
| Virginia | $101,450 | $84,110 | $118,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $101,380 | $82,320 | $116,650 |
| South Carolina | $101,330 | $81,850 | $111,860 |
| Florida | $101,040 | $83,650 | $107,520 |
| Michigan | $100,900 | $86,120 | $108,760 |
| Kentucky | $100,710 | $80,990 | $114,820 |
| New York | $100,660 | $81,470 | $121,270 |
| Wyoming | $100,400 | $82,940 | $117,000 |
| Tennessee | $100,140 | $80,930 | $111,140 |
| Mississippi | $99,990 | $83,200 | $107,130 |
| North Carolina | $99,910 | $84,080 | $110,330 |
| Utah | $99,880 | $80,870 | $109,480 |
| New Hampshire | $99,850 | $83,290 | $107,250 |
| Maine | $99,720 | $85,150 | $105,000 |
| Rhode Island | $99,400 | $88,120 | $113,840 |
| Missouri | $99,310 | $80,910 | $109,880 |
| Arkansas | $99,010 | $81,260 | $111,470 |
| Idaho | $99,000 | $84,820 | $104,640 |
| Oklahoma | $98,590 | $78,690 | $110,820 |
| Louisiana | $98,530 | $77,740 | $109,650 |
| Kansas | $98,290 | $78,680 | $107,780 |
| Vermont | $97,970 | $81,080 | $103,810 |
| Iowa | $97,560 | $78,810 | $106,070 |
| Alabama | $97,290 | $81,850 | $115,210 |
| Nebraska | $97,090 | $80,540 | $107,490 |
| West Virginia | $96,600 | $77,860 | $109,410 |
| South Dakota | $92,660 | $82,380 | $103,630 |
| Montana | $91,450 | $81,250 | $103,480 |
| North Dakota | $85,330 | $79,080 | $103,120 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/physical-therapists-29-1123-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/29-1123.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.