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Physical therapist salary in New York

Physical therapists in New York earn a mean of $102,740 a year and a median of $100,660, 2.4% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 19th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$102,740

Mean annual wage

about $49 an hour

$100,660

Median annual wage

19th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

20,940

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
New York	$110,480	$107,650	21,240
Poughkeepsie	$100,660	$97,110	640
Buffalo	$92,460	$95,800	1,410
Albany	$91,820	$94,020	790
Rochester	$87,550	$83,070	1,140

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in New York

22,020 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in New York, 110.1 per 100,000 residents, and 925 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.

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