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Physical therapist salary in Louisiana

Physical therapists in Louisiana earn a mean of $97,250 a year and a median of $98,530, 7.6% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 41st of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$97,250

Mean annual wage

about $47 an hour

$98,530

Median annual wage

41st of 51

State rank

by mean wage

3,280

PTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapists already employed in Louisiana, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Physical therapist pay by metro in Louisiana

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Baton Rouge	$99,620	$98,920	590
Shreveport	$99,480	$100,230	280
New Orleans	$98,820	$100,530	710
Monroe	$91,640	$96,140	170
Lafayette	$88,420	$84,340	290

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many physical therapists work in Louisiana

2,561 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Louisiana, 55.5 per 100,000 residents, and 130 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

Licensed in another state?

Louisiana is a PT Compact member and is issuing compact privileges: physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed in another member state can obtain a privilege to practice in Louisiana without applying for a new state license.

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