Physical Therapists · SOC 29-1123
Physical Therapist Salary in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Physical Therapists in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $98,710 per year ($47.46 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $79,220 at the 10th percentile to $120,970 at the 90th. BLS estimates 220 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Physical Therapists in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earn more than $98,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $81,360 and $103,930.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $79,220 | $81,360 | $98,710 | $103,930 | $120,970 |
| Hourly | $38.09 | $39.12 | $47.46 | $49.97 | $58.16 |
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
- Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$98,710 median for Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $81,360 to $103,930
- Michiganstate$100,900 median for Michigan; middle half earns $86,120 to $108,760
- 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 −2% vs Michigan overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areathis page$98,710 median for Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $81,360 to $103,930
- $106,980 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $88,190 to $107,790
- $106,020 median for Niles metro area; middle half earns $100,170 to $108,300
- $104,000 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $98,680 to $113,150
- $103,920 median for Battle Creek metro area; middle half earns $91,560 to $107,940
- $103,760 median for Saginaw metro area; middle half earns $93,270 to $122,820
- $102,970 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $88,190 to $112,120
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 Southern Michigan 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.