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Physical therapist salary in Ohio

Physical therapists in Ohio earn a mean of $102,740 a year and a median of $103,050, 2.4% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 20th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$102,740

Mean annual wage

about $49 an hour

$103,050

Median annual wage

20th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

10,280

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Dayton	$105,550	$103,330	780
Cleveland	$103,500	$104,030	2,000
Cincinnati	$102,550	$102,890	2,090
Columbus	$101,800	$105,130	2,030
Canton	$100,470	$99,980	360

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in Ohio

7,499 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Ohio, 63.0 per 100,000 residents, and 332 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?

Ohio 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 Ohio without applying for a new state license.

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