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

How much do Physical Therapists make in Johnson City, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Johnson City, TN is $96,660. The 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,000. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$96,660

10th percentile
$62,230
25th percentile
$77,130
Median
$96,660
75th percentile
$115,210
90th percentile
$126,000
Mean
$94,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,000. The difference is $63,770, which is 66.0% 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 $77,130 to the 75th at $115,210, covers $38,080.

The mean annual wage is $94,050, which sits below the median of $96,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Johnson City, TN median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,931, which is 7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $100,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $109,931 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Johnson City, TN ranks 23rd of 29 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).).

  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 24 miles away, with a median of $98,690 and employment of 230. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,162, against $109,931 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $99,480 and employment of 300. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,082, against $109,931 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $101,950 and employment of 160. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,216, against $109,931 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Johnson City, TN (180 of 81,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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 Johnson City, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Johnson City, TN is $96,660. The 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,000. Employment is 180.

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

The local median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $102,760.

What is Physical Therapists pay in Johnson City, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $96,660 is $109,931. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Johnson City, TN compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $98,690. Johnson City, TN ranks 23rd of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.