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Physical therapist salary in Rhode Island

Physical therapists in Rhode Island earn a mean of $102,520 a year and a median of $99,400, 2.6% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 21st of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$102,520

Mean annual wage

about $49 an hour

$99,400

Median annual wage

21st of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,020

PTs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Providence	$103,120	$100,290	1,440

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

The market

How many physical therapists work in Rhode Island

1,245 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Rhode Island, 111.7 per 100,000 residents, and 49 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?

Rhode Island has enacted the PT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Rhode Island license for now.

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