Physical Therapists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$110,480avg. a year
$53.11 an hour · 21,240 employed
Physical Therapists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $110,480 a year. That is $7,740 (8%) more than the New York average of $102,740. The U.S. average is $105,280.
$107,650Median pay
$53.11Average hourly
+8%vs. New York average
21,240Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for physical therapists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1110 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$102,620
$49.34 an hour
2640 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$100,660
$48.40 an hour
3240 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$98,000
$47.11 an hour
490 jobs
Kingston, NY
$97,630
$46.94 an hour
5100 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$96,990
$46.63 an hour
660 jobs
Elmira, NY
$95,890
$46.10 an hour
7700 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$93,460
$44.93 an hour
81,410 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$92,460
$44.45 an hour
9790 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$91,820
$44.15 an hour
10250 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$91,360
$43.93 an hour
1190 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$90,870
$43.69 an hour
121,140 jobs
Rochester, NY
$87,550
$42.09 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Nurse Practitioners | $162,620 |
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Questions and answers
How much do physical therapists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $110,480 a year, and the median is $107,650. About 21,240 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $7,740 (8%) more than the New York average of $102,740.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.30 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1123. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.