Insights / Therapy pay versus the U.S. median / Arizona
Therapy pay in Arizona
Arizona therapy searches should start in Arizona by counting Arizona's bench before any offer.
Arizona employs 2,680 occupational therapists, and that Arizona count is the bench clinics call.
Arizona occupational therapists earn about $103.7K, 3% above the national median.
Arizona speech language pathologists sit at about $97.8K, level with the national median.
Each occupation
1Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $103,660
- 75th percentile
- $122,900
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
- State employment
- 2,680
2Physical Therapists
- State median
- $103,220
- 75th percentile
- $121,100
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 5,170
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $97,800
- 75th percentile
- $114,400
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 3,390
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Therapists | $103,660 | $122,900 | $100,330 | 1.03 | 2,680 |
| 2 | Physical Therapists | $103,220 | $121,100 | $102,760 | 1.00 | 5,170 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $97,800 | $114,400 | $97,870 | 1.00 | 3,390 |
Takeaways
- Arizona stretch pay for occupational therapists reaches about $122.9K, so bring that Arizona number to intake.
- Arizona physical therapists number 5,170, the largest Arizona therapy bench on this sheet today.
- Arizona physical therapists earn about $103.2K, level with the national median.
- Arizona speech language pathologists number 3,390, a real Arizona bench behind the last wage.
For recruiters
- Arizona, put about $100.3K beside the national occupational therapist median before Arizona writes.
- Arizona, mention about $114.4K if Arizona speech stretch pay comes up soon enough.
- Shift the Arizona wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Arizona median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Physical Therapists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Arizona is 13 of 51. A row links to the Arizona metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $103,660 is stated as about $103.7K. $100,330 is stated as about $100.3K. a comparison of 1.03 is stated as 3 percent. $122,900 is stated as about $122.9K. $97,800 is stated as about $97.8K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. Rounded figures in the prose: $103,220 is stated as about $103.2K. $114,400 is stated as about $114.4K.
Sources
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