SOC 29-1123 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physical Therapists make in Jefferson City, MO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Jefferson City, MO is $98,070. The 10th percentile is $72,510 and the 90th percentile is $122,300. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$98,070

10th percentile
$72,510
25th percentile
$78,370
Median
$98,070
75th percentile
$101,530
90th percentile
$122,300
Mean
$94,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $72,510 and the 90th percentile is $122,300. The difference is $49,790, which is 50.8% 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 $78,370 to the 75th at $101,530, covers $23,160.

The mean annual wage is $94,640, which sits below the median of $98,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,475, which is 8.5% 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% lower than the Missouri median of $99,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $111,475 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Jefferson City, MO ranks 9th of 11 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).).

  • Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $83,320 and employment of 280. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,160, against $111,475 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $100,600 and employment of 2,480. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,797, against $111,475 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $97,270 and employment of 410. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,804, against $111,475 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (90 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Physical Therapists make in Jefferson City, MO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Jefferson City, MO is $98,070. The 10th percentile is $72,510 and the 90th percentile is $122,300. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Physical Therapists?

The local median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $102,760.

What is Physical Therapists pay in Jefferson City, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,070 is $111,475. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jefferson City, MO compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $83,320. Jefferson City, MO ranks 9th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.