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

How much do Physical Therapists make in Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Springfield, MA is $103,570. The 10th percentile is $77,580 and the 90th percentile is $128,780. Employment is 390.

Median annual wage

$103,570

10th percentile
$77,580
25th percentile
$88,110
Median
$103,570
75th percentile
$117,060
90th percentile
$128,780
Mean
$104,530

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $77,580 and the 90th percentile is $128,780. The difference is $51,200, which is 49.4% 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 $88,110 to the 75th at $117,060, covers $28,950.

The mean annual wage is $104,530, which sits above the median of $103,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MA median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,817, which is 4.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Massachusetts median of $103,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $107,817 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Springfield, MA ranks 10th of 28 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).).

  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $110,620 and employment of 100. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,352, against $107,817 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $105,230 and employment of 1,370. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,418, against $107,817 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $105,750 and employment of 110. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,192, against $107,817 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (390 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.13 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 Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Springfield, MA is $103,570. The 10th percentile is $77,580 and the 90th percentile is $128,780. Employment is 390.

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

The local median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $102,760.

What is Physical Therapists pay in Springfield, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $103,570 is $107,817. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MA compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $110,620. Springfield, MA ranks 10th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.