How much do Physical Therapists make in Dothan, AL?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $73,770 and the 90th percentile is $150,640. The difference is $76,870, which is 80.5% 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 $83,600 to the 75th at $134,840, covers $51,240.

The mean annual wage is $107,240, which sits above the median of $95,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dothan, AL median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,869, which is 10.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the Alabama median of $97,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dothan, AL is 83.833, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $113,869 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Dothan, AL ranks 14th of 19 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).).

• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $92,690 and employment of 160. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,266, against $113,869 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 69 miles away, with a median of $100,040 and employment of 180. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,101, against $113,869 here.
• Albany, GA is 85 miles away, with a median of $98,190 and employment of 60. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,001, against $113,869 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Dothan, AL (120 of 60,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.