State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Physical Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $112,140. In South Carolina, $101,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.7%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
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%
South Carolina
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $101,330
- p25
- $81,850
- p75
- $111,860
- p10
- $72,810
- p90
- $123,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.