Physical Therapist Pay in New England

There were nearly 221,000 physical therapists (PTs) employed in the United States as of May 2020 according to data released earlier this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  More than 14,000 of those employed as physical therapists in the U.S. lived in the six-state New England region of the country.  Except for Connecticut, New England was not a good region for physical therapist pay. Whereas Connecticut ranked among the five best states in the nation for PT annual mean wages, the other five states in the region all had physical therapist annual mean wage levels that were below the national average. In fact, two New England states ranked among the five worst states in the nation for PT annual mean wages. A closer look at BLS data from May 2020 reveals the following details about physical therapist pay in New England:

Physical Therapist Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CT	3,670	$100,580	5th
MA	6,610	$88,320	29th
ME	1,120	$83,380	48th
NH	1,200	$85,010	41st
RI	920	$85,470	39th
VT	670	$81,580	50th
U.S.	220,870	$91,680	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 2, 2021