Salary data · North Carolina

Physical therapist salary in North Carolina

Physical therapists in North Carolina earn a mean of $100,010 a year and a median of $99,910, 5.0% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 29th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$100,010

Mean annual wage

about $48 an hour

$99,910

Median annual wage

29th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

7,350

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Charlotte	$103,700	$101,060	1,680
Raleigh	$100,350	$99,900	1,190
Asheville	$98,710	$99,480	300
Greensboro	$97,620	$99,320	540
Durham	$96,260	$100,240	790

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in North Carolina

8,813 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in North Carolina, 78.7 per 100,000 residents, and 457 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?

North Carolina 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 North Carolina without applying for a new state license.

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