How much do Physical Therapists make in Great Falls, MT?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $76,760 and the 90th percentile is $105,140. The difference is $28,380, which is 34.6% 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 $80,000 to the 75th at $105,140, covers $25,140.

The mean annual wage is $89,890, which sits above the median of $81,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Great Falls, MT median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,630, which is 17.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% lower than the Montana median of $91,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Great Falls, MT is 96.845, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $84,630 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Great Falls, MT ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Helena, MT is 56 miles away, with a median of $84,390 and employment of 100. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,205, against $84,630 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $97,400 and employment of 150. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,015, against $84,630 here.
• Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $83,970 and employment of 210. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,065, against $84,630 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (70 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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.