Physical Therapist salary in West Virginia

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

In West Virginia, the median physical therapist earns $96,600 a year, 6% below the United States median of $102,760.

It ranks 48th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $73,130 and the 90th at $126,380 (a ratio of 1.7).

About 1,310 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.08).

For context, the median across all occupations in West Virginia is $45,300, so this role pays 2.1 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureWest VirginiaNational
Median annual pay Observed$96,600United States: $102,760
Mean annual pay Observed$96,880United States: $105,280
10th percentile Observed$73,130United States: $77,140
25th percentile Observed$77,860United States: $86,160
75th percentile Observed$109,410United States: $121,160
90th percentile Observed$126,380United States: $135,140
Median hourly pay Observed$46.44United States: $49.40
Employment (jobs) Observed1,310
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.862
Location quotient Observed1.08
Difference from United States median ($102,760) Derived−6%
Rank among 51 states Derived48
Ratio to West Virginia all-occupation median ($45,300) Derived2.13×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.73

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 46. Alabama$97,290
  2. 47. Nebraska$97,090
  3. 48. West Virginia$96,600
  4. 49. South Dakota$92,660
  5. 50. Montana$91,450

Largest cities in West Virginia: Huntington, Charleston, Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling (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.