How much do Physical Therapists make in Rocky Mount, NC?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $78,510 and the 90th percentile is $125,420. The difference is $46,910, which is 45.5% 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 $85,590 to the 75th at $112,140, covers $26,550.

The mean annual wage is $100,820, which sits below the median of $103,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rocky Mount, NC median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,064, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the North Carolina median of $99,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rocky Mount, NC is 88.012, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $117,064 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Rocky Mount, NC ranks 4th of 25 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).).

• Greenville, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $98,020 and employment of 190. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,880, against $117,064 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $99,900 and employment of 1,190. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,776, against $117,064 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 42 miles away, with a median of $89,210 and employment of 50. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,846, against $117,064 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Rocky Mount, NC (80 of 54,630). 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.