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

How much do Physical Therapists make in Laredo, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Laredo, TX is $99,000. The 10th percentile is $62,880 and the 90th percentile is $144,520. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$99,000

10th percentile
$62,880
25th percentile
$81,300
Median
$99,000
75th percentile
$118,810
90th percentile
$144,520
Mean
$100,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $62,880 and the 90th percentile is $144,520. The difference is $81,640, which is 82.5% 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 $81,300 to the 75th at $118,810, covers $37,510.

The mean annual wage is $100,570, which sits above the median of $99,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,851, 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 6.4% lower than the Texas median of $105,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $113,851 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Laredo, TX ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $103,980 and employment of 590. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,055, against $113,851 here.
  • Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $106,080 and employment of 380. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,469, against $113,851 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $106,010 and employment of 1,700. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,924, against $113,851 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (160 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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 Laredo, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Laredo, TX is $99,000. The 10th percentile is $62,880 and the 90th percentile is $144,520. Employment is 160.

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

The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $102,760.

What is Physical Therapists pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,000 is $113,851. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $103,980. Laredo, TX ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.