How much do Physical Therapists make in Paducah, KY-IL?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $73,780 and the 90th percentile is $121,530. The difference is $47,750, which is 48.1% 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 $80,040 to the 75th at $114,940, covers $34,900.

The mean annual wage is $98,040, which sits below the median of $99,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Paducah, KY-IL median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,387, which is 12.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Kentucky median of $100,710.

Paducah, KY-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Paducah, KY-IL is 86.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $115,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Paducah, KY-IL ranks 12th of 19 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).).

• Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $100,420 and employment of 100. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,662, against $115,387 here.
• Clarksville, TN-KY is 66 miles away, with a median of $97,810 and employment of 130. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,546, against $115,387 here.
• Evansville, IN is 91 miles away, with a median of $96,820 and employment of 340. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,782, against $115,387 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Paducah, KY-IL (80 of 50,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.