Physical Therapists in New Hampshire
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,074
after federal, FICA and New Hampshire tax
Tax takes
$20,776
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,062
New Hampshire costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Hampshire — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$99,850
Kept after tax
$79,074
Worth in national money
$75,062
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Hampshire is among the lower-paying states for physical therapists. The middle earner takes $99,850, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 2.83% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within New Hampshire this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 76 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $99,850, tax leaves $79,074 — and because New Hampshire is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $75,062 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $98,420.
- New Hampshire ranks 35 of 51 for physical therapists, with a median of $99,850 — about 2.83% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation New Hampshire publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 76 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $79,074 remains from the New Hampshire median of $99,850 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $75,062 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $98,420 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,560 |
| This salary | $99,850 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Hampshire | $79,074 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,074 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,311 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $99,850 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,717 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Hampshire earn less than $99,850. The published range is $76,180 up to $122,560, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Hampshire the take-home figure of $79,074, from $99,850, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 76 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Hampshire, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $75,062, the adjusted value of that $99,850 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 76 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for physical therapists in New Hampshire the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $76,180 to $122,560. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New Hampshire is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $79,074 from $99,850. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 76 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Hampshire, so $75,062 — the adjusted value of that $99,850 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 76 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $76,180 at the bottom tenth to $122,560 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New Hampshire run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $75,062 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $79,074 survives, because New Hampshire levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($76,180 to $122,560) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Hampshire rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Hampshire's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $75,062 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
New Hampshire levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $79,074 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.