29 Series · SOC 29-1123
Physical Therapists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $102,760
- Median / year
- $135,140
- Top 10% earn
- +10.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 267,330
- US workers
Physical Therapists earn a median of $102,760 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $102,760, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $77,140 (10th percentile) to $135,140 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 267,330 US workers. California pays the most ($124,190), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Physical Therapists earn a median of $102,760, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 85% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #34 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 10.9% by 2033.
- $102,760
- Median annual wage
- Top 15%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #34 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $124,190. Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Physical Therapists (SOC 29-1123) pays a national median of $102,760 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $77,140 at the 10th percentile to $135,140 at the 90th, with a mean of $105,280 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 267,330 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 523 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +10.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 13,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Doctoral or professional degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $124,190, which is +21% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $141,980 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 267,330 jobs Median $102,760/yr
Median Salary
$102,760
per year
Median Hourly
$49.40/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$105,280
average
Employment
267,330
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Physical Therapists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$102,760 Top 15% higher than 85% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Physical Therapists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Physical Therapists sits on the faster-growing side at +10.9% growth and $102,760 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+10.9%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
13,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Physical Therapists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Service Orientation 4.0
Writing 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.8
Time Management 3.6
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.6
Therapy and Counseling 4.6
Medicine and Dentistry 4.6
Psychology 4.1
Education and Training 4.0
English Language 4.0
Biology 3.7
Administration and Management 3.2
Physics 3.2
Sociology and Anthropology 3.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- ▸ Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- ▸ Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
- ▸ Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
- ▸ Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- ▸ Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
- ▸ Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
- ▸ Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.
- ▸ Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
- ▸ Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$77,140
25th Percentile
$86,160
Median
$102,760
75th Percentile
$121,160
90th Percentile
$135,140
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $124,190 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $115,280 | +12% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $112,140 | +9% above national |
| 4 | Nevada | $111,250 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Maryland | $106,890 | +4% above national |
| 6 | New Mexico | $106,880 | +4% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $105,950 | +3% above national |
| 8 | Texas | $105,810 | +3% above national |
| 9 | Illinois | $105,250 | +2% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $104,360 | +2% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $103,790 | +1% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $103,510 | +1% above national |
| 13 | Arizona | $103,220 | same as national |
| 14 | Ohio | $103,050 | same as national |
| 15 | Georgia | $102,700 | same as national |
| 16 | Delaware | $102,050 | 1% below national |
| 17 | Colorado | $102,030 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $102,010 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $101,840 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Hawaii | $101,700 | 1% below national |
| 21 | District of Columbia | $101,640 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Indiana | $101,560 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Virginia | $101,450 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $101,380 | 1% below national |
| 25 | South Carolina | $101,330 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $101,040 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $100,900 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Kentucky | $100,710 | 2% below national |
| 29 | New York | $100,660 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Wyoming | $100,400 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Tennessee | $100,140 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Mississippi | $99,990 | 3% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $99,910 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $99,880 | 3% below national |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $99,850 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Maine | $99,720 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Rhode Island | $99,400 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Missouri | $99,310 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Arkansas | $99,010 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $99,000 | 4% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $98,590 | 4% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $98,530 | 4% below national |
| 43 | Kansas | $98,290 | 4% below national |
| 44 | Vermont | $97,970 | 5% below national |
| 45 | Iowa | $97,560 | 5% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $97,290 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Nebraska | $97,090 | 6% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $96,600 | 6% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $92,660 | 10% below national |
| 50 | Montana | $91,450 | 11% below national |
| 51 | North Dakota | $85,330 | 17% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $60,250 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $141,980 | +38% above national |
| 2 | Vallejo, CA | $141,530 | +38% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $140,100 | +36% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $139,000 | +35% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $138,540 | +35% above national |
| 6 | Chico, CA | $134,970 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $132,740 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $131,430 | +28% above national |
| 9 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $129,370 | +26% above national |
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $128,680 | +25% above national |
| 11 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $127,460 | +24% above national |
| 12 | Salinas, CA | $127,120 | +24% above national |
| 13 | Modesto, CA | $126,600 | +23% above national |
| 14 | Merced, CA | $126,000 | +23% above national |
| 15 | Decatur, IL | $125,600 | +22% above national |
| 16 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $125,490 | +22% above national |
| 17 | Santa Fe, NM | $124,870 | +22% above national |
| 18 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $124,790 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $124,260 | +21% above national |
| 20 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $124,120 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Fresno, CA | $123,820 | +20% above national |
| 22 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $121,220 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Carson City, NV | $120,810 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Las Cruces, NM | $120,350 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $120,110 | +17% above national |
| 26 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $120,090 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Midland, TX | $118,450 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $118,410 | +15% above national |
| 29 | El Centro, CA | $116,950 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $116,920 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $116,770 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $116,500 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $116,480 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $116,030 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Springfield, IL | $115,990 | +13% above national |
| 36 | Walla Walla, WA | $115,740 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $114,980 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $114,940 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Longview, TX | $113,980 | +11% above national |
| 40 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $113,850 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $113,700 | +11% above national |
| 42 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $113,600 | +11% above national |
| 43 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $113,570 | +11% above national |
| 44 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $113,510 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $113,320 | +10% above national |
| 46 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $113,220 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Enid, OK | $113,190 | +10% above national |
| 48 | Anchorage, AK | $112,590 | +10% above national |
| 49 | Spartanburg, SC | $111,860 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Lexington Park, MD | $111,780 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $111,690 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $110,750 | +8% above national |
| 53 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $110,670 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $110,620 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $110,490 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $110,390 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Amarillo, TX | $109,800 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Dalton, GA | $109,710 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Odessa, TX | $109,690 | +7% above national |
| 60 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $109,550 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $109,180 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Albany, OR | $108,720 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $108,570 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $108,450 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Tyler, TX | $108,380 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $108,280 | +5% above national |
| 67 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $108,230 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $108,170 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Florence, SC | $108,160 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Barnstable Town, MA | $108,110 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Redding, CA | $107,980 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $107,810 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $107,780 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $107,700 | +5% above national |
| 75 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $107,650 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $107,350 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Salisbury, MD | $107,290 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $107,290 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Ann Arbor, MI | $106,980 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Reno, NV | $106,840 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Gadsden, AL | $106,720 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Yuba City, CA | $106,600 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $106,600 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Grants Pass, OR | $106,550 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $106,450 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $106,250 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Corpus Christi, TX | $106,080 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Niles, MI | $106,020 | +3% above national |
| 89 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $106,010 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Yakima, WA | $105,950 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $105,850 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $105,810 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $105,790 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $105,760 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Pittsfield, MA | $105,750 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $105,720 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $105,580 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $105,440 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Vineland, NJ | $105,360 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Williamsport, PA | $105,340 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $105,240 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $105,230 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Visalia, CA | $105,210 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $105,180 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $105,160 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Columbus, OH | $105,130 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $105,050 | +2% above national |
| 108 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $105,050 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $104,880 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Springfield, OH | $104,870 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $104,750 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Toledo, OH | $104,750 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $104,690 | +2% above national |
| 114 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $104,580 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $104,500 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $104,500 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $104,350 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Elizabethtown, KY | $104,280 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Sheboygan, WI | $104,110 | +1% above national |
| 120 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $104,080 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Cleveland, OH | $104,030 | +1% above national |
| 122 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $104,020 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Jackson, MI | $104,000 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $104,000 | +1% above national |
| 125 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $103,980 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Battle Creek, MI | $103,920 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Gettysburg, PA | $103,890 | +1% above national |
| 128 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $103,890 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $103,840 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $103,810 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Worcester, MA | $103,790 | +1% above national |
| 132 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $103,790 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $103,770 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Charleston, WV | $103,760 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Saginaw, MI | $103,760 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Rome, GA | $103,710 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $103,630 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Springfield, MA | $103,570 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $103,560 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $103,550 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Albuquerque, NM | $103,510 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $103,510 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $103,490 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $103,440 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $103,440 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $103,430 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Alexandria, LA | $103,380 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $103,380 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $103,350 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $103,330 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $103,330 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $103,260 | same as national |
| 153 | Lancaster, PA | $103,240 | same as national |
| 154 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,220 | same as national |
| 155 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $103,170 | same as national |
| 156 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $103,110 | same as national |
| 157 | San Angelo, TX | $103,070 | same as national |
| 158 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $103,030 | same as national |
| 159 | Rocky Mount, NC | $103,030 | same as national |
| 160 | Jackson, MS | $103,000 | same as national |
| 161 | New Haven, CT | $103,000 | same as national |
| 162 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $102,980 | same as national |
| 163 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $102,970 | same as national |
| 164 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $102,960 | same as national |
| 165 | Reading, PA | $102,950 | same as national |
| 166 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $102,950 | same as national |
| 167 | Abilene, TX | $102,920 | same as national |
| 168 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,890 | same as national |
| 169 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $102,880 | same as national |
| 170 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $102,840 | same as national |
| 171 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $102,820 | same as national |
| 172 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $102,820 | same as national |
| 173 | Madison, WI | $102,810 | same as national |
| 174 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $102,770 | same as national |
| 175 | Bloomington, IN | $102,750 | same as national |
| 176 | Akron, OH | $102,700 | same as national |
| 177 | Richmond, VA | $102,700 | same as national |
| 178 | Winchester, VA-WV | $102,670 | same as national |
| 179 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $102,600 | same as national |
| 180 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $102,590 | same as national |
| 181 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $102,530 | same as national |
| 182 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $102,530 | same as national |
| 183 | Victoria, TX | $102,520 | same as national |
| 184 | Monroe, MI | $102,510 | same as national |
| 185 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $102,500 | same as national |
| 186 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $102,480 | same as national |
| 187 | Lynchburg, VA | $102,450 | same as national |
| 188 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $102,450 | same as national |
| 189 | Boulder, CO | $102,430 | same as national |
| 190 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $102,430 | same as national |
| 191 | Tucson, AZ | $102,420 | same as national |
| 192 | Charlottesville, VA | $102,400 | same as national |
| 193 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $102,340 | same as national |
| 194 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $102,260 | same as national |
| 195 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $102,220 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Sandusky, OH | $102,210 | 1% below national |
| 197 | El Paso, TX | $102,190 | 1% below national |
| 198 | York-Hanover, PA | $102,170 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Grand Junction, CO | $102,160 | 1% below national |
| 200 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $102,060 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Lebanon, PA | $102,020 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $101,980 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $101,950 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Appleton, WI | $101,920 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $101,870 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $101,870 | 1% below national |
| 207 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $101,860 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $101,780 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $101,770 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Cheyenne, WY | $101,760 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $101,750 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Muncie, IN | $101,710 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $101,700 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $101,650 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Traverse City, MI | $101,640 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $101,570 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $101,550 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $101,540 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $101,530 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $101,530 | 1% below national |
| 221 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $101,500 | 1% below national |
| 222 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $101,430 | 1% below national |
| 223 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $101,380 | 1% below national |
| 224 | Rockford, IL | $101,340 | 1% below national |
| 225 | Lubbock, TX | $101,310 | 1% below national |
| 226 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $101,300 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Ithaca, NY | $101,290 | 1% below national |
| 228 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,270 | 1% below national |
| 229 | Winston-Salem, NC | $101,270 | 1% below national |
| 230 | Mankato, MN | $101,260 | 1% below national |
| 231 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $101,190 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $101,170 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $101,170 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Burlington, NC | $101,120 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $101,120 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $101,060 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Punta Gorda, FL | $101,030 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,020 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $101,010 | 2% below national |
| 240 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $100,950 | 2% below national |
| 241 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $100,940 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Savannah, GA | $100,920 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $100,920 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $100,890 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $100,890 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $100,870 | 2% below national |
| 247 | Tulsa, OK | $100,840 | 2% below national |
| 248 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $100,840 | 2% below national |
| 249 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $100,830 | 2% below national |
| 250 | Harrisonburg, VA | $100,820 | 2% below national |
| 251 | Flagstaff, AZ | $100,690 | 2% below national |
| 252 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $100,640 | 2% below national |
| 253 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $100,620 | 2% below national |
| 254 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $100,600 | 2% below national |
| 255 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $100,530 | 2% below national |
| 256 | Sumter, SC | $100,520 | 2% below national |
| 257 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $100,510 | 2% below national |
| 258 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $100,420 | 2% below national |
| 259 | Waco, TX | $100,390 | 2% below national |
| 260 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $100,380 | 2% below national |
| 261 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $100,370 | 2% below national |
| 262 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $100,330 | 2% below national |
| 263 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $100,310 | 2% below national |
| 264 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $100,300 | 2% below national |
| 265 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $100,290 | 2% below national |
| 266 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $100,290 | 2% below national |
| 267 | Chambersburg, PA | $100,260 | 2% below national |
| 268 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $100,240 | 2% below national |
| 269 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $100,230 | 2% below national |
| 270 | Greeley, CO | $100,170 | 3% below national |
| 271 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $100,160 | 3% below national |
| 272 | Jacksonville, FL | $100,150 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Joplin, MO-KS | $100,150 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Rochester, MN | $100,140 | 3% below national |
| 275 | Fond du Lac, WI | $100,130 | 3% below national |
| 276 | Boise City, ID | $100,120 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Fayetteville, NC | $100,120 | 3% below national |
| 278 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $100,120 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $100,050 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $100,040 | 3% below national |
| 281 | Jonesboro, AR | $100,010 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $100,000 | 3% below national |
| 283 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $99,990 | 3% below national |
| 284 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,980 | 3% below national |
| 285 | Salem, OR | $99,970 | 3% below national |
| 286 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $99,940 | 3% below national |
| 287 | Wausau, WI | $99,910 | 3% below national |
| 288 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $99,910 | 3% below national |
| 289 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $99,900 | 3% below national |
| 290 | Green Bay, WI | $99,850 | 3% below national |
| 291 | Columbia, SC | $99,840 | 3% below national |
| 292 | Dubuque, IA | $99,840 | 3% below national |
| 293 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $99,840 | 3% below national |
| 294 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $99,840 | 3% below national |
| 295 | Bend, OR | $99,800 | 3% below national |
| 296 | Lincoln, NE | $99,780 | 3% below national |
| 297 | Kankakee, IL | $99,770 | 3% below national |
| 298 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $99,770 | 3% below national |
| 299 | Huntsville, AL | $99,760 | 3% below national |
| 300 | Oklahoma City, OK | $99,730 | 3% below national |
| 301 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $99,710 | 3% below national |
| 302 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $99,690 | 3% below national |
| 303 | Binghamton, NY | $99,670 | 3% below national |
| 304 | Omaha, NE-IA | $99,630 | 3% below national |
| 305 | Lawrence, KS | $99,620 | 3% below national |
| 306 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $99,610 | 3% below national |
| 307 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $99,610 | 3% below national |
| 308 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $99,580 | 3% below national |
| 309 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $99,560 | 3% below national |
| 310 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $99,550 | 3% below national |
| 311 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $99,520 | 3% below national |
| 312 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $99,500 | 3% below national |
| 313 | Asheville, NC | $99,480 | 3% below national |
| 314 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $99,430 | 3% below national |
| 315 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $99,410 | 3% below national |
| 316 | St. George, UT | $99,340 | 3% below national |
| 317 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $99,340 | 3% below national |
| 318 | Paducah, KY-IL | $99,330 | 3% below national |
| 319 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $99,320 | 3% below national |
| 320 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $99,310 | 3% below national |
| 321 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $99,310 | 3% below national |
| 322 | Pueblo, CO | $99,250 | 3% below national |
| 323 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $99,250 | 3% below national |
| 324 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $99,230 | 3% below national |
| 325 | Ogden, UT | $99,170 | 3% below national |
| 326 | Kenosha, WI | $99,160 | 4% below national |
| 327 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $99,120 | 4% below national |
| 328 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $99,100 | 4% below national |
| 329 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $99,060 | 4% below national |
| 330 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $99,040 | 4% below national |
| 331 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $99,040 | 4% below national |
| 332 | Laredo, TX | $99,000 | 4% below national |
| 333 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $98,990 | 4% below national |
| 334 | State College, PA | $98,970 | 4% below national |
| 335 | Hammond, LA | $98,930 | 4% below national |
| 336 | Baton Rouge, LA | $98,920 | 4% below national |
| 337 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $98,900 | 4% below national |
| 338 | Casper, WY | $98,880 | 4% below national |
| 339 | Corvallis, OR | $98,870 | 4% below national |
| 340 | Peoria, IL | $98,860 | 4% below national |
| 341 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $98,850 | 4% below national |
| 342 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $98,810 | 4% below national |
| 343 | Yuma, AZ | $98,790 | 4% below national |
| 344 | Roanoke, VA | $98,770 | 4% below national |
| 345 | Wilmington, NC | $98,770 | 4% below national |
| 346 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $98,760 | 4% below national |
| 347 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $98,740 | 4% below national |
| 348 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $98,730 | 4% below national |
| 349 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $98,710 | 4% below national |
| 350 | Gainesville, FL | $98,700 | 4% below national |
| 351 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $98,690 | 4% below national |
| 352 | St. Cloud, MN | $98,660 | 4% below national |
| 353 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $98,660 | 4% below national |
| 354 | Eau Claire, WI | $98,610 | 4% below national |
| 355 | Lawton, OK | $98,590 | 4% below national |
| 356 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $98,520 | 4% below national |
| 357 | Medford, OR | $98,500 | 4% below national |
| 358 | Fort Wayne, IN | $98,450 | 4% below national |
| 359 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $98,420 | 4% below national |
| 360 | Sebring, FL | $98,370 | 4% below national |
| 361 | Kokomo, IN | $98,350 | 4% below national |
| 362 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $98,340 | 4% below national |
| 363 | Columbus, GA-AL | $98,300 | 4% below national |
| 364 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $98,300 | 4% below national |
| 365 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $98,270 | 4% below national |
| 366 | Dover, DE | $98,260 | 4% below national |
| 367 | Farmington, NM | $98,260 | 4% below national |
| 368 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $98,220 | 4% below national |
| 369 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $98,220 | 4% below national |
| 370 | Albany, GA | $98,190 | 4% below national |
| 371 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $98,180 | 4% below national |
| 372 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $98,120 | 5% below national |
| 373 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $98,080 | 5% below national |
| 374 | Jefferson City, MO | $98,070 | 5% below national |
| 375 | Greenville, NC | $98,020 | 5% below national |
| 376 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $97,980 | 5% below national |
| 377 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $97,960 | 5% below national |
| 378 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $97,920 | 5% below national |
| 379 | Colorado Springs, CO | $97,900 | 5% below national |
| 380 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $97,900 | 5% below national |
| 381 | Lima, OH | $97,880 | 5% below national |
| 382 | Johnstown, PA | $97,870 | 5% below national |
| 383 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $97,840 | 5% below national |
| 384 | Logan, UT-ID | $97,830 | 5% below national |
| 385 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $97,810 | 5% below national |
| 386 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $97,790 | 5% below national |
| 387 | Birmingham, AL | $97,750 | 5% below national |
| 388 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $97,750 | 5% below national |
| 389 | Pittsburgh, PA | $97,750 | 5% below national |
| 390 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $97,730 | 5% below national |
| 391 | Altoona, PA | $97,710 | 5% below national |
| 392 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $97,710 | 5% below national |
| 393 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $97,710 | 5% below national |
| 394 | Decatur, AL | $97,600 | 5% below national |
| 395 | Hattiesburg, MS | $97,580 | 5% below national |
| 396 | Topeka, KS | $97,570 | 5% below national |
| 397 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $97,550 | 5% below national |
| 398 | Bozeman, MT | $97,400 | 5% below national |
| 399 | Wichita, KS | $97,400 | 5% below national |
| 400 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $97,390 | 5% below national |
| 401 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $97,310 | 5% below national |
| 402 | Springfield, MO | $97,270 | 5% below national |
| 403 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $97,260 | 5% below national |
| 404 | Hot Springs, AR | $97,260 | 5% below national |
| 405 | Bloomington, IL | $97,250 | 5% below national |
| 406 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $97,210 | 5% below national |
| 407 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $97,180 | 5% below national |
| 408 | Morristown, TN | $97,150 | 5% below national |
| 409 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $97,110 | 5% below national |
| 410 | Manhattan, KS | $97,110 | 5% below national |
| 411 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $97,080 | 6% below national |
| 412 | Valdosta, GA | $97,050 | 6% below national |
| 413 | Billings, MT | $97,020 | 6% below national |
| 414 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $96,960 | 6% below national |
| 415 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $96,940 | 6% below national |
| 416 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $96,900 | 6% below national |
| 417 | Evansville, IN | $96,820 | 6% below national |
| 418 | Duluth, MN-WI | $96,690 | 6% below national |
| 419 | Johnson City, TN | $96,660 | 6% below national |
| 420 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $96,620 | 6% below national |
| 421 | Jackson, TN | $96,610 | 6% below national |
| 422 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $96,530 | 6% below national |
| 423 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $96,510 | 6% below national |
| 424 | Bellingham, WA | $96,450 | 6% below national |
| 425 | Columbus, IN | $96,400 | 6% below national |
| 426 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $96,400 | 6% below national |
| 427 | Montgomery, AL | $96,360 | 6% below national |
| 428 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $96,350 | 6% below national |
| 429 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $96,280 | 6% below national |
| 430 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $96,210 | 6% below national |
| 431 | Tallahassee, FL | $96,180 | 6% below national |
| 432 | Glens Falls, NY | $96,170 | 6% below national |
| 433 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $96,170 | 6% below national |
| 434 | Monroe, LA | $96,140 | 6% below national |
| 435 | Knoxville, TN | $96,110 | 6% below national |
| 436 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $96,050 | 7% below national |
| 437 | Morgantown, WV | $96,010 | 7% below national |
| 438 | Beckley, WV | $95,970 | 7% below national |
| 439 | Flint, MI | $95,960 | 7% below national |
| 440 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $95,940 | 7% below national |
| 441 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $95,860 | 7% below national |
| 442 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $95,830 | 7% below national |
| 443 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $95,800 | 7% below national |
| 444 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $95,710 | 7% below national |
| 445 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $95,680 | 7% below national |
| 446 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $95,580 | 7% below national |
| 447 | Mansfield, OH | $95,560 | 7% below national |
| 448 | Dothan, AL | $95,460 | 7% below national |
| 449 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $95,380 | 7% below national |
| 450 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $95,310 | 7% below national |
| 451 | Jacksonville, NC | $95,190 | 7% below national |
| 452 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $94,910 | 8% below national |
| 453 | Erie, PA | $94,830 | 8% below national |
| 454 | Terre Haute, IN | $94,760 | 8% below national |
| 455 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $94,710 | 8% below national |
| 456 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $94,550 | 8% below national |
| 457 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $94,520 | 8% below national |
| 458 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $94,520 | 8% below national |
| 459 | Bangor, ME | $94,510 | 8% below national |
| 460 | Iowa City, IA | $94,480 | 8% below national |
| 461 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $94,410 | 8% below national |
| 462 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $94,400 | 8% below national |
| 463 | Mobile, AL | $94,280 | 8% below national |
| 464 | Ocala, FL | $94,130 | 8% below national |
| 465 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $94,120 | 8% below national |
| 466 | Rapid City, SD | $94,120 | 8% below national |
| 467 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $94,020 | 9% below national |
| 468 | Bay City, MI | $93,450 | 9% below national |
| 469 | Wichita Falls, TX | $93,250 | 9% below national |
| 470 | Twin Falls, ID | $93,090 | 9% below national |
| 471 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $92,730 | 10% below national |
| 472 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $92,690 | 10% below national |
| 473 | Midland, MI | $92,620 | 10% below national |
| 474 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $92,440 | 10% below national |
| 475 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $92,220 | 10% below national |
| 476 | Idaho Falls, ID | $92,110 | 10% below national |
| 477 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $92,090 | 10% below national |
| 478 | Syracuse, NY | $92,080 | 10% below national |
| 479 | Gainesville, GA | $92,030 | 10% below national |
| 480 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $91,960 | 11% below national |
| 481 | Bowling Green, KY | $91,590 | 11% below national |
| 482 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $91,470 | 11% below national |
| 483 | Kingston, NY | $91,460 | 11% below national |
| 484 | Ames, IA | $90,610 | 12% below national |
| 485 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $90,160 | 12% below national |
| 486 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $90,010 | 12% below national |
| 487 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $89,760 | 13% below national |
| 488 | Goldsboro, NC | $89,210 | 13% below national |
| 489 | Lake Charles, LA | $88,900 | 13% below national |
| 490 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | 14% below national |
| 491 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $88,670 | 14% below national |
| 492 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $87,200 | 15% below national |
| 493 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $87,120 | 15% below national |
| 494 | Grand Island, NE | $87,080 | 15% below national |
| 495 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $86,900 | 15% below national |
| 496 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $86,840 | 15% below national |
| 497 | Elmira, NY | $86,680 | 16% below national |
| 498 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $86,120 | 16% below national |
| 499 | Utica-Rome, NY | $85,930 | 16% below national |
| 500 | Warner Robins, GA | $85,590 | 17% below national |
| 501 | Fargo, ND-MN | $85,330 | 17% below national |
| 502 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $84,750 | 18% below national |
| 503 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $84,700 | 18% below national |
| 504 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,560 | 18% below national |
| 505 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,530 | 18% below national |
| 506 | Helena, MT | $84,390 | 18% below national |
| 507 | Lafayette, LA | $84,340 | 18% below national |
| 508 | Missoula, MT | $83,970 | 18% below national |
| 509 | Columbia, MO | $83,320 | 19% below national |
| 510 | Bismarck, ND | $83,280 | 19% below national |
| 511 | Owensboro, KY | $83,270 | 19% below national |
| 512 | Rochester, NY | $83,070 | 19% below national |
| 513 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $82,800 | 19% below national |
| 514 | Pocatello, ID | $82,680 | 20% below national |
| 515 | Great Falls, MT | $81,960 | 20% below national |
| 516 | Cleveland, TN | $79,230 | 23% below national |
| 517 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $78,320 | 24% below national |
| 518 | Minot, ND | $78,180 | 24% below national |
| 519 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $60,990 | 41% below national |
| 520 | Mayaguez, PR | $59,540 | 42% below national |
| 521 | Aguadilla, PR | $59,340 | 42% below national |
| 522 | Ponce, PR | $58,820 | 43% below national |
| 523 | Arecibo, PR | $44,860 | 56% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Physical Therapists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Physical Therapists is $102,760 ($49.40/hour). The salary range spans from $77,140 at the 10th percentile to $135,140 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Physical Therapists the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Physical Therapists at $124,190/year, which is +21% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Physical Therapists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Physical Therapists is Doctoral or professional degree.
How dangerous is being a Physical Therapists? ▼
Physical Therapists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Physical Therapists a good career? ▼
Employment for Physical Therapists is projected to grow 10.9% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 13,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Physical Therapists pay vary by state? ▼
Physical Therapists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $124,190/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $96,600/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Physical Therapists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Physical Therapists is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $141,980/year. BLS reports wage data for 523 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Physical Therapists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $121,160/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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