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Highest-paying States for Other Therapists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $150,800, Oregon is the highest paying state for other therapists. It is followed by Kentucky (average annual salary $95,250). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Therapists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oregon	$150,800	$65,860	250
2	Kentucky	$95,250	$56,170	320
3	Nevada	$93,600	$47,930	180
4	Washington	$84,030	$62,220	40
5	South Dakota	$83,640	$50,260	50
6	North Dakota	$83,550	$57,300	80
7	District of Columbia	$81,400	$40,420	50
8	Colorado	$81,140	$56,840	250
9	New Jersey	$78,600	$49,290	50
10	Hawaii	$78,460	$35,320	30
11	South Carolina	$75,030	$30,640	50
12	Delaware	$74,810	$64,180	0
13	California	$71,850	$35,390	670
14	Texas	$67,910	$46,040	1,130
15	Ohio	$67,570	$40,850	200
16	Arizona	$65,130	$51,920	120
17	Rhode Island	$64,420	$34,840	320
18	Virginia	$63,380	$44,500	60
19	North Carolina	$61,150	$29,120	260
20	Mississippi	$61,060	$42,170	70
21	Nebraska	$61,040	$40,760	160
22	Connecticut	$60,630	$39,140	90
23	New Mexico	$59,640	$50,510	40
24	Utah	$59,500	$49,630	60
25	New York	$59,490	$33,700	1,160
26	Wisconsin	$59,230	$48,130	610
27	Alabama	$59,070	$40,270	90
28	Arkansas	$58,860	$39,450	170
29	Louisiana	$57,890	$36,900	690
30	Indiana	$57,590	$39,280	450
31	Oklahoma	$56,830	$52,530	50
32	Michigan	$55,150	$33,280	150
33	Georgia	$55,120	$33,940	1,490
34	Massachusetts	$53,690	$41,940	500
35	Alaska	$52,220	$32,130	70
36	Missouri	$51,570	$36,750	540
37	West Virginia	$50,800	$38,620	70
38	Maryland	$49,690	$33,340	950
39	Illinois	$49,560	$38,480	1,020
40	Florida	$49,530	$35,450	590
41	Minnesota	$49,010	$36,200	670
42	Iowa	$48,080	$39,360	40
43	Tennessee	$47,950	$35,800	420
44	Kansas	$47,690	$38,250	40
45	Pennsylvania	$44,250	$38,970	430
46	Montana	$37,230	$23,300	30
47	Puerto Rico	$37,050	$17,300	30
48	Idaho	$23,500	$22,680	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other therapists in those states is not available at this time.