Physical Therapists salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Median pay for physical therapists in Oklahoma City, OK: $99,530/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $75,210 – $122,980 · about 910 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$1,325 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Oklahoma City

With Oklahoma City's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $99,530 has the buying power of about $108,841 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,963 · median home $246,872 · median rent $1,399/mo.

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How Oklahoma City ranks for this job

On raw pay, Oklahoma City, OK is 75th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Oklahoma City's cost of living is applied, it ranks 38th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Oklahoma City is one of the places where physical therapists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Oklahoma City

A median home in Oklahoma City, OK costs $246,872 — about 2.5× 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 $1,399/mo works out at 17% 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 Oklahoma City.

Metro	Median pay	vs Oklahoma City	Rent vs Oklahoma City
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+33%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+33%	2.6×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+32%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$131,050	+32%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in OK

Metro	Median pay	vs Oklahoma City	Rent vs Oklahoma City
Tulsa, OK	$92,260	−7%	1×

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

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