Physical Therapists Salary in the US
A physical therapists earns a national median of $102,760 a year (mean $105,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #121 of 825.
How much does a physical therapists earn in the US?
A physical therapists in the United States earns a median of $102,760 a year (mean $105,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 267,330 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1123), ranked #121 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$102,760
per year
Mean
$105,280
per year
Employment
267,330
US workers
National rank
#121
of 825 by median
What a physical therapists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a physical therapists (SOC 29-1123) earns a median annual wage of $102,760 and a mean (average) of $105,280. The median is the midpoint — half of physical therapists earn more and half earn less — and is 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a physical therapists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for physical therapists is $102,760, and the mean (average) is $105,280. The median is the midpoint — half of physical therapists earn more and half earn less.
- How does physical therapists pay compare to the US average?
- At $102,760, a physical therapists earns 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many physical therapists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 267,330 physical therapists employed nationally (SOC 29-1123), across all industries.
- Where does this physical therapists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1123. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1123 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries