How much do Physical Therapists make in Fayetteville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $76,110 and the 90th percentile is $121,630. The difference is $45,520, which is 45.5% 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 $82,970 to the 75th at $110,640, covers $27,670.

The mean annual wage is $99,460, which sits below the median of $100,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,852, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $99,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $108,852 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Fayetteville, NC ranks 17th of 26 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).).

• Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $94,400 and employment of 100. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,865, against $108,852 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $99,900 and employment of 1,190. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,776, against $108,852 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $89,210 and employment of 50. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,846, against $108,852 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (220 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.