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18.2% Jobs Projection
$94,790 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physical Therapists in Connecticut are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physical Therapists in Connecticut is growing faster than average.

  • Physical Therapists in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physical Therapists Work in Connecticut?

3,790 people worked as Physical Therapists in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,940 Physical Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,850 Physical Therapists working in it, which means Connecticut has more Physical Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Physical Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 18.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 28.0%.

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Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 260 annual Physical Therapists job openings in Connecticut, and 4,880 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 306,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physical Therapists Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapists ranged from $70,500 to $126,970 with $94,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.9 to $61.04. The median hourly rate was $45.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $44.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.03.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Connecticut Metros for Physical Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physical Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,440 $95,130
New Haven, CT 800 $92,220
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 710 $99,430
Springfield, MA-CT 640 $88,570
Worcester, MA-CT 550 $84,310
Waterbury, CT 230 $86,850
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 200 $95,130
Danbury, CT 200 $90,980

Top States for Physical Therapists Employment

View the list below to see where most Physical Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 20,630 $97,610
New York 16,660 $85,100
Texas 16,120 $91,060
Florida 12,750 $87,840
Pennsylvania 11,720 $84,620
Illinois 10,750 $88,970
Massachusetts 8,320 $92,060
Michigan 7,970 $88,940
Ohio 7,570 $86,970
New Jersey 7,560 $95,690
Virginia 6,470 $90,960
North Carolina 6,110 $86,600
Colorado 5,250 $81,460
Washington 5,210 $86,090
Wisconsin 5,040 $85,430
Georgia 5,000 $86,310
Indiana 4,920 $83,100
Maryland 4,860 $89,020
Minnesota 4,740 $85,100
Tennessee 4,580 $85,240

Below are the states where Physical Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nevada $97,950
California $97,610
Alaska $96,660
New Jersey $95,690
Connecticut $94,790
New Mexico $93,250
Delaware $93,160
Massachusetts $92,060
Texas $91,060
Virginia $90,960

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