SOC 29-1123 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physical Therapists make in Bloomington, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Bloomington, IN is $102,750. The 10th percentile is $78,560 and the 90th percentile is $121,350. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$102,750
- 10th percentile
- $78,560
- 25th percentile
- $86,200
- Median
- $102,750
- 75th percentile
- $106,540
- 90th percentile
- $121,350
- Mean
- $100,510
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $78,560 and the 90th percentile is $121,350. The difference is $42,790, which is 41.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $86,200 to the 75th at $106,540, covers $20,340.
The mean annual wage is $100,510, which sits below the median of $102,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Bloomington, IN median is about the same as the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,062, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.2% higher than the Indiana median of $101,560.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $108,062 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Bloomington, IN ranks 10th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Terre Haute, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $94,760 and employment of 80. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,931, against $108,062 here.
- Columbus, IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $96,400 and employment of 90. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,653, against $108,062 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $103,770 and employment of 2,790. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,437, against $108,062 here.
Employment share
Physical Therapists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IN (130 of 73,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Bloomington, IN · Physical Therapists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Physical Therapists make in Bloomington, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Bloomington, IN is $102,750. The 10th percentile is $78,560 and the 90th percentile is $121,350. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Physical Therapists?
The local median is about the same as the national median of $102,760.
What is Physical Therapists pay in Bloomington, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,750 is $108,062. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Bloomington, IN compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?
Terre Haute, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $94,760. Bloomington, IN ranks 10th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.