US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Physical Therapist Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $102,760. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$102,760

Mean annual salary

$105,280

Employment estimate

267,330

National annual salary percentiles

Physical Therapist national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$135,140
Physical Therapist national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$77,140
P25$86,160
P50$102,760
P75$121,160
P90$135,140
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$77,140
25th percentile$86,160
50th percentile$102,760
75th percentile$121,160
90th percentile$135,140

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Francisco, CA$141,980
  2. 2. San Jose, CA$139,000
  3. 3. Sacramento, CA$131,430
  4. 4. Riverside, CA$120,110
  5. 5. Las Vegas, NV$116,480
  6. 6. Los Angeles, CA$108,170
  7. 7. Dallas, TX$107,780
  8. 8. Houston, TX$107,700
  9. 9. New York, NY$107,650
  10. 10. Seattle, WA$107,290

Largest employment markets