State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Physical Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $112,140. In West Virginia, $96,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 16.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.1%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-4.5%
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%
West Virginia
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $96,600
- p25
- $77,860
- p75
- $109,410
- p10
- $73,130
- p90
- $126,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.