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23.0% Jobs Projection
$86,600 Median Salary
440 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Physical Therapists in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Physical Therapists in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physical Therapists Work in North Carolina?

There were approximately 6,110 workers employed as Physical Therapists in this state in 2018.

There were 6,190 Physical Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Physical Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 23.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 28.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 440 annual Physical Therapists job openings in North Carolina, and 7,970 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Physical Therapists Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapists ranged from $64,760 to $117,120 with $86,600 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $31.14 to $56.31. The median hourly rate was $41.64.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $40.99 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.65.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,280 $85,110
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,130 $87,770
Raleigh, NC 780 $84,750
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 660 $78,110
Winston-Salem, NC 540 $91,750
Asheville, NC 500 $87,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC 410 $90,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 220 $95,300
Fayetteville, NC 200 $79,850
Wilmington, NC 170 $103,400
Greenville, NC 140 $90,030
New Bern, NC 110 $97,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 100 $86,560
Burlington, NC 90 $71,200
Jacksonville, NC 70 $77,780
Goldsboro, NC 30 $81,170

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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