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Physical Therapists salary in Utica, NY

Median pay for physical therapists in Utica, NY: $83,730/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,300 – $108,930 · about 220 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($98,205) by −$14,475 (-15%).

What it's really worth in Utica

With Utica's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $83,730 has the buying power of about $90,290 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,823 · median home $230,265 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Utica cost of living & taxes →

How Utica ranks for this job

On raw pay, Utica, NY is 181st of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Utica's cost of living is applied, it ranks 176th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Utica sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Utica

A median home in Utica, NY costs $230,265 — about 2.8× 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 $1,404/mo works out at 20% 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 Utica.

MetroMedian payvs UticaRent vs Utica
Santa Rosa, CA $132,870 +59% 1.9×
San Jose, CA $131,930 +58% 2.6×
Sacramento, CA $131,760 +57% 1.6×
San Francisco, CA $131,050 +57% 2.3×

Same job elsewhere in NY

MetroMedian payvs UticaRent vs Utica
New York, NY $104,010 +24% 2.5×
Binghamton, NY $89,850 +7% 0.9×
Albany, NY $88,440 +6% 1.2×
Syracuse, NY $86,320 +3% 1.2×

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.