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

How much do Physical Therapists make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Tulsa, OK is $100,840. The 10th percentile is $74,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,510. Employment is 710.

Median annual wage

$100,840

10th percentile
$74,780
25th percentile
$78,040
Median
$100,840
75th percentile
$116,660
90th percentile
$127,510
Mean
$100,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $74,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,510. The difference is $52,730, which is 52.3% 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 $78,040 to the 75th at $116,660, covers $38,620.

The mean annual wage is $100,840, which sits above the median of $100,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,032, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Oklahoma median of $98,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $113,032 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapists. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 12 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).).

  • Enid, OK is 90 miles away, with a median of $113,190 and employment of 30. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,320, against $113,032 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $99,730 and employment of 1,120. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,311, against $113,032 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $100,150 and employment of 130. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,837, against $113,032 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (710 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 Tulsa, OK · 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 Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapists in Tulsa, OK is $100,840. The 10th percentile is $74,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,510. Employment is 710.

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

The local median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $102,760.

What is Physical Therapists pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,840 is $113,032. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapists?

Enid, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 90 miles away, at $113,190. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.