The highest-paying states for physical therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of physical therapists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $108,230, California is the highest paying state for physical therapists. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $103,290). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of physical therapists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $108,230 |
$80,880 | 24,100 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $103,290 |
$76,880 | 3,500 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $103,050 |
$79,820 | 7,420 |
| 4 | Alaska | $102,270 |
$79,560 | 610 |
| 5 | Nevada | $101,980 |
$45,900 | 1,560 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $101,390 |
$81,750 | 1,030 |
| 7 | Illinois | $100,310 |
$61,420 | 9,460 |
| 8 | Washington | $100,270 |
$77,480 | 4,810 |
| 9 | Texas | $99,970 |
$69,160 | 16,280 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $99,550 |
$71,560 | 6,660 |
| 11 | Arizona | $99,200 |
$76,140 | 4,280 |
| 12 | Georgia | $98,600 |
$73,760 | 5,990 |
| 13 | Arkansas | $98,180 |
$64,340 | 1,930 |
| 14 | Oregon | $98,050 |
$78,800 | 2,770 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $97,960 |
$60,800 | 2,910 |
| 16 | Virginia | $97,780 |
$67,690 | 6,610 |
| 17 | Mississippi | $97,750 |
$69,300 | 1,820 |
| 18 | Ohio | $97,730 |
$74,280 | 8,060 |
| 19 | Delaware | $97,520 |
$72,030 | 980 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $97,510 |
$73,840 | 11,670 |
| 21 | Alabama | $97,360 |
$61,160 | 2,470 |
| 22 | Maryland | $97,280 |
$76,770 | 4,000 |
| 23 | New York | $97,180 |
$69,440 | 15,300 |
| 24 | District of Columbia | $97,180 |
$81,370 | 670 |
| 25 | Colorado | $96,920 |
$69,840 | 5,170 |
| 26 | Virgin Islands | $96,800 |
$61,680 | 30 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $95,640 |
$67,870 | 850 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $95,380 |
$66,210 | 4,140 |
| 29 | Indiana | $95,110 |
$64,940 | 4,370 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $95,080 |
$65,780 | 5,040 |
| 31 | Florida | $95,000 |
$59,300 | 14,970 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $94,260 |
$53,800 | 1,310 |
| 33 | Michigan | $93,600 |
$61,770 | 7,040 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $93,520 |
$72,560 | 1,560 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $93,380 |
$65,100 | 1,170 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $92,940 |
$63,660 | 2,080 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $91,610 |
$75,720 | 4,430 |
| 38 | Kansas | $90,850 |
$67,220 | 2,200 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $90,670 |
$64,900 | 1,650 |
| 40 | Missouri | $88,900 |
$64,400 | 4,170 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $86,620 |
$61,210 | 3,110 |
| 42 | Utah | $86,280 |
$61,620 | 2,050 |
| 43 | Idaho | $85,870 |
$63,660 | 1,270 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $85,710 |
$54,840 | 3,420 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $84,820 |
$63,400 | 540 |
| 46 | Iowa | $84,700 |
$66,600 | 2,430 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $84,300 |
$67,190 | 6,720 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $84,260 |
$68,860 | 930 |
| 49 | Vermont | $83,390 |
$71,080 | 720 |
| 50 | Maine | $83,160 |
$70,280 | 1,460 |
| 51 | Montana | $82,170 |
$68,670 | 1,190 |
| 52 | North Dakota | $79,860 |
$66,990 | 850 |
| 53 | Guam | $63,560 |
$44,760 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $48,590 |
$19,210 | 550 |