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Physical therapist salary in North Dakota

Physical therapists in North Dakota earn a mean of $92,480 a year and a median of $85,330, 12.2% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 51st of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$92,480

Mean annual wage

about $44 an hour

$85,330

Median annual wage

51st of 51

State rank

by mean wage

830

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Grand Forks	$93,470	$88,670	100
Bismarck	$92,510	$83,280	200
Fargo	$90,870	$85,330	350

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in North Dakota

1,061 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in North Dakota, 132.7 per 100,000 residents, and 43 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 Dakota 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 Dakota without applying for a new state license.

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