Physical Therapists · SOC 29-1123
Physical Therapist Salary in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Physical Therapists in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $102,600 per year ($49.33 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $77,680 at the 10th percentile to $156,260 at the 90th. BLS estimates 80 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Physical Therapists in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $102,600 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $89,440 and $121,000.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $77,680 | $89,440 | $102,600 | $121,000 | $156,260 |
| Hourly | $37.35 | $43.00 | $49.33 | $58.17 | $75.13 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$102,600 median for Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $89,440 to $121,000
- Virginiastate$101,450 median for Virginia; middle half earns $84,110 to $118,670
- United Statesnational$102,760 median for United States; middle half earns $86,160 to $121,160
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +1% vs Virginia overall and about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$102,600 median for Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $89,440 to $121,000
- $102,840 median for Staunton metro area; middle half earns $81,480 to $118,810
- $102,700 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $83,890 to $118,370
- $102,670 median for Winchester metro area; middle half earns $90,010 to $132,860
- $102,450 median for Lynchburg metro area; middle half earns $83,760 to $114,400
- $102,400 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $87,650 to $132,050
- $101,750 median for Blacksburg metro area; middle half earns $80,770 to $103,530
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for physical therapists · Highest-paying occupations in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.