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Physical therapist salary in Michigan

Physical therapists in Michigan earn a mean of $100,630 a year and a median of $100,900, 4.4% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 27th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$100,630

Mean annual wage

about $48 an hour

$100,900

Median annual wage

27th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

8,630

PTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapists already employed in Michigan, 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 Michigan

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Detroit	$103,640	$102,970	3,770
Ann Arbor	$102,980	$106,980	570
Flint	$96,480	$95,960	260
Lansing	$96,420	$99,310	310
Grand Rapids	$96,220	$99,100	1,460

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in Michigan

9,685 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Michigan, 95.6 per 100,000 residents, and 331 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?

Michigan has enacted the PT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Michigan license for now.

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