SOC 29-1123 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physical Therapists make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $105,050. The 10th percentile is $76,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,340. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$105,050
- 10th percentile
- $76,740
- 25th percentile
- $90,800
- Median
- $105,050
- 75th percentile
- $124,230
- 90th percentile
- $131,340
- Mean
- $107,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $76,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,340. The difference is $54,600, which is 52.0% 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 $90,800 to the 75th at $124,230, covers $33,430.
The mean annual wage is $107,490, which sits above the median of $105,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 2.2% higher than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,712, which is 14.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.8% higher than the Arizona median of $103,220.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $117,712 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 2nd of 4 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).).
- Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $102,420 and employment of 660. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,701, against $117,712 here.
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $103,220 and employment of 3,760. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,907, against $117,712 here.
- Las Cruces, NM is 176 miles away, with a median of $120,350 and employment of 200. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,408, against $117,712 here.
Employment share
Physical Therapists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (40 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ · Physical Therapists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Physical Therapists make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $105,050. The 10th percentile is $76,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,340. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Physical Therapists?
The local median is 2.2% higher than the national median of $102,760.
What is Physical Therapists pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,050 is $117,712. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?
Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $102,420. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.