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Is New Jersey a good place for you to work as a Physical Therapist?

22.2% Jobs Projection
$95,690 Median Salary
550 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physical Therapists in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physical Therapists in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Physical Therapists in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physical Therapists Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 7,560 people working as Physical Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 7,460 Physical Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,850 Physical Therapists working in it, which means New Jersey has more Physical Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Physical Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 22.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 28.0%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 550 annual job openings, and a total of 10,120 jobs for New Jersey Physical Therapists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 306,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physical Therapists Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapists ranged from $69,790 to $130,040 with $95,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.55 to $62.52. The median hourly rate was $46.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $46.98 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.97.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Physical Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physical Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 16,580 $92,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,440 $90,640
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 570 $88,610
Trenton, NJ 270 $92,710
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 220 $93,440
Ocean City, NJ 90 $78,910
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 60 $93,430

Top States for Physical Therapists Employment

View the list below to see where most Physical Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 20,630 $97,610
New York 16,660 $85,100
Texas 16,120 $91,060
Florida 12,750 $87,840
Pennsylvania 11,720 $84,620
Illinois 10,750 $88,970
Massachusetts 8,320 $92,060
Michigan 7,970 $88,940
Ohio 7,570 $86,970
New Jersey 7,560 $95,690
Virginia 6,470 $90,960
North Carolina 6,110 $86,600
Colorado 5,250 $81,460
Washington 5,210 $86,090
Wisconsin 5,040 $85,430
Georgia 5,000 $86,310
Indiana 4,920 $83,100
Maryland 4,860 $89,020
Minnesota 4,740 $85,100
Tennessee 4,580 $85,240

Below are the states where Physical Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nevada $97,950
California $97,610
Alaska $96,660
New Jersey $95,690
Connecticut $94,790
New Mexico $93,250
Delaware $93,160
Massachusetts $92,060
Texas $91,060
Virginia $90,960

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