Insights / Therapy pay versus the U.S. median / Nevada
Therapy pay in Nevada
Nevada therapy medians sit in a tight cluster. The experienced physical therapist is the wage that moves.
One range went out for three licenses, and the experienced physical therapists were the ones who stayed quiet.
Physical therapists have a median of $111,250 against $102,760 nationally, 1.08 times the country, with 2,030 employed.
Upper-quarter pay is $134,420.
That is the step that matters if the req says experience.
Occupational therapists are at $110,520, 1,080 jobs, 75th percentile $127,960.
Speech-language pathologists are at $104,510 against $97,870 nationally, 1,270 jobs, 75th percentile $119,630.
Three small benches.
Three upper quarters.
One shared midpoint will miss the physical therapist you said you wanted.
Each occupation
1Physical Therapists
- State median
- $111,250
- 75th percentile
- $134,420
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 2,030
2Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $110,520
- 75th percentile
- $127,960
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.10
- State employment
- 1,080
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $104,510
- 75th percentile
- $119,630
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
- State employment
- 1,270
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 | Physical Therapists | $111,250 | $134,420 | $102,760 | 1.08 | 2,030 |
| 2 | Occupational Therapists | $110,520 | $127,960 | $100,330 | 1.10 | 1,080 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $104,510 | $119,630 | $97,870 | 1.07 | 1,270 |
Takeaways
- Occupational therapists are 1.10 times their national median of $100,330, a smaller step than the jump to their own upper quarter.
- Speech-language pathologists are 1.07 times the country, close enough that a national letter almost looks local.
- Nevada is 4 of 51 on the physical-therapist sort, and that sort follows the median, which flattens the upper quarters.
- None of these employment counts is a deep pool, and another job board will not create more physical therapists.
For recruiters
- Build the experienced physical-therapist req from the 75th percentile rather than from the median.
- Keep a separate band for each license, because the medians are close and the upper quarters are not the same wage.
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 Nevada 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. Nevada is 4 of 51. A row links to the Nevada 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: $111,250 is stated as about $111.3K. $102,760 is stated as about $102.8K. a comparison of 1.08 is stated as 8 percent. $134,420 is stated as about $134.4K. $104,510 is stated as about $104.5K. a comparison of 1.07 is stated as 7 percent. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. Rounded figures in the prose: $110,520 is stated as about $110.5K. a comparison of 1.10 is stated as 10 percent.
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