Physical Therapists salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for physical therapists in Baltimore, MD: $100,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $79,260 – $128,630 · about 2,110 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$1,995 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $100,200 has the buying power of about $97,108 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

Full Baltimore cost of living & taxes →

How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 65th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 146th.

The headline number flatters Baltimore. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physical therapists here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 4.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physical therapists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+33%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+32%	1.9×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+31%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$131,050	+31%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Hagerstown, MD	$99,160	−1%	0.8×
Salisbury, MD	$97,800	−2%	1×

Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physical therapists around Baltimore

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Johns Hopkins Medicine · Healthcare
• Johns Hopkins University · Education
• University of Maryland Medical Center · Healthcare
• Morgan State University · Education

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