Highest-paying Cities for Other Therapists

The top 100 highest paying cities for other therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other therapists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $99,580, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for other therapists. It is followed by Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina (average annual salary $99,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other therapists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Therapists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$99,580	$52,900	80
2	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$99,460	$51,400	n/a
3	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$94,320	$39,980	60
4	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$93,600	$60,380	130
5	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$92,990	$64,140	130
6	Richmond, Virginia	$92,500	$39,560	30
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$92,300	$36,010	290
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$89,520	$55,020	40
9	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$89,350	$38,420	40
10	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$87,520	$44,360	90
11	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$86,000	$46,940	n/a
12	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$85,880	$43,960	120
13	Dayton, Ohio	$85,650	$55,580	50
14	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$84,670	$50,310	80
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$84,030	$69,310	30
16	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$83,260	$44,360	50
17	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$81,960	$30,340	30
18	El Paso, Texas	$81,700	$66,040	n/a
19	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$81,460	$49,770	30
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$81,190	$47,700	230
21	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$80,620	$54,520	50
22	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$79,060	$41,520	120
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$79,010	$44,510	1,460
24	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,830	$62,140	50
25	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$78,460	$35,320	40
26	Boulder, Colorado	$77,810	$61,040	n/a
27	New Haven, Connecticut	$75,510	$44,500	40
28	Columbus, Ohio	$75,220	$59,780	380
29	Salt Lake City, Utah	$74,440	$51,910	50
30	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$74,010	$35,760	30
31	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$73,520	$44,500	n/a
32	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$73,120	$53,000	50
33	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$72,890	$55,580	50
34	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$72,260	$46,690	30
35	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$70,630	$62,810	50
36	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$69,770	$41,780	n/a
37	Port St Lucie, Florida	$69,540	$55,680	40
38	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$69,210	$51,290	60
39	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$68,730	$43,010	n/a
40	Appleton, Wisconsin	$68,580	$49,340	60
41	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$68,370	$23,370	40
42	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$67,910	$59,370	280
43	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$67,010	$53,820	n/a
44	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$66,530	$50,710	110
45	St Cloud, Minnesota	$66,520	$54,450	n/a
46	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$65,960	$44,870	50
47	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$65,580	$42,980	330
48	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$65,130	$47,470	n/a
49	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$65,000	$41,110	70
50	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$64,810	$33,760	130
51	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$64,570	$44,480	30
52	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,420	$34,840	330
53	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$64,420	$49,290	90
54	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$64,170	$47,940	60
55	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$64,060	$53,960	240
56	Fargo, North Dakota	$64,020	$36,040	40
57	Evansville, Kentucky	$63,180	$45,190	30
58	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$63,100	$52,100	40
59	Corpus Christi, Texas	$62,920	$50,400	40
60	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$62,810	$47,580	60
61	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$62,800	$29,950	n/a
62	Waterbury, Connecticut	$62,650	$48,690	n/a
63	Lafayette, Louisiana	$62,440	$47,770	60
64	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$62,310	$40,200	80
65	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$62,180	$46,040	50
66	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$62,120	$34,960	320
67	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$62,040	$48,140	30
68	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$61,250	$36,900	160
69	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$61,040	$40,760	120
70	Madison, Wisconsin	$60,570	$50,630	70
71	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$60,570	$40,510	n/a
72	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$60,140	$47,340	30
73	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$60,100	$42,110	200
74	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$59,600	$40,810	40
75	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$59,550	$40,410	40
76	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$59,540	$37,050	70
77	Springfield, Illinois	$59,400	$35,800	n/a
78	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$59,280	$56,910	40
79	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$59,140	$43,560	360
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$58,940	$44,250	50
81	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$58,860	$38,760	100
82	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$58,720	$46,980	30
83	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$58,390	$39,470	90
84	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$58,340	$47,640	30
85	Rockford, Illinois	$58,150	$42,990	30
86	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$57,970	$52,460	n/a
87	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$57,880	$46,930	180
88	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$57,790	$48,650	40
89	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$57,670	$43,650	70
90	Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$57,660	$45,770	n/a
91	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$57,580	$57,580	n/a
92	Fresno, California	$57,280	$33,940	50
93	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$56,900	$33,190	110
94	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$56,830	$53,070	n/a
95	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$56,800	$37,010	810
96	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$56,610	$33,930	80
97	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$56,440	$48,120	70
98	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$56,440	$29,710	220
99	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$56,100	$35,560	820
100	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$56,050	$39,200	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other therapists.