Physical Therapist salary in Vermont

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

In Vermont, the median physical therapist earns $97,970 a year, 5% below the United States median of $102,760.

It ranks 44th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $75,040 and the 90th at $115,860 (a ratio of 1.5).

Vermont has 760 of these jobs, a location quotient of 1.45: the role is 45% more concentrated here than nationally.

For context, the median across all occupations in Vermont is $56,390, so this role pays 1.7 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureVermontNational
Median annual pay Observed$97,970United States: $102,760
Mean annual pay Observed$95,870United States: $105,280
10th percentile Observed$75,040United States: $77,140
25th percentile Observed$81,080United States: $86,160
75th percentile Observed$103,810United States: $121,160
90th percentile Observed$115,860United States: $135,140
Median hourly pay Observed$47.10United States: $49.40
Employment (jobs) Observed760
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed2.498
Location quotient Observed1.45
Difference from United States median ($102,760) Derived−5%
Rank among 51 states Derived44
Ratio to Vermont all-occupation median ($56,390) Derived1.74×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.54

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 42. Louisiana$98,530
  2. 43. Kansas$98,290
  3. 44. Vermont$97,970
  4. 45. Iowa$97,560
  5. 46. Alabama$97,290

Largest cities in Vermont: Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester, Rutland (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.