Physical Therapist salary in North Dakota

Official occupation: 29-1123 Physical Therapists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In North Dakota, the median physical therapist earns $85,330 a year, 17% below the United States median of $102,760.

Only 0 of the 51 states with a published figure pay less.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $75,290 and the 90th at $113,600 (a ratio of 1.5).

About 830 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.12).

For context, the median across all occupations in North Dakota is $52,480, so this role pays 1.6 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureNorth DakotaNational
Median annual pay Observed$85,330United States: $102,760
Mean annual pay Observed$92,480United States: $105,280
10th percentile Observed$75,290United States: $77,140
25th percentile Observed$79,080United States: $86,160
75th percentile Observed$103,120United States: $121,160
90th percentile Observed$113,600United States: $135,140
Median hourly pay Observed$41.02United States: $49.40
Employment (jobs) Observed830
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.926
Location quotient Observed1.12
Difference from United States median ($102,760) Derived−17%
Rank among 51 states Derived51
Ratio to North Dakota all-occupation median ($52,480) Derived1.63×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.51

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 49. South Dakota$92,660
  2. 50. Montana$91,450
  3. 51. North Dakota$85,330

Largest cities in North Dakota: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.