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Physical therapist salary in Pennsylvania

Physical therapists in Pennsylvania earn a mean of $101,650 a year and a median of $101,380, 3.4% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 25th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$101,650

Mean annual wage

about $49 an hour

$101,380

Median annual wage

25th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

11,710

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Philadelphia	$107,920	$105,790	6,250
Allentown	$105,020	$104,350	780
Harrisburg	$100,460	$100,160	640
Scranton	$99,980	$99,520	500
Pittsburgh	$93,960	$97,750	2,120

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in Pennsylvania

12,897 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 98.8 per 100,000 residents, and 517 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?

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania without applying for a new state license.

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