State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Physical Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $112,140. In North Carolina, $99,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.2%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-2.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $112,140
- p25
- $96,730
- p75
- $129,780
- p10
- $84,640
- p90
- $140,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
North Carolina
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $99,910
- p25
- $84,080
- p75
- $110,330
- p10
- $78,020
- p90
- $125,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.