Physical Therapists salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Median pay for physical therapists in Winston-Salem, NC: $100,880/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $72,230 – $122,170 · about 420 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$2,675 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Winston-Salem

With Winston-Salem's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $100,880 has the buying power of about $110,129 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,145 · median home $283,871 · median rent $1,546/mo.

Full Winston-Salem cost of living & taxes →

How Winston-Salem ranks for this job

On raw pay, Winston-Salem, NC is 54th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Winston-Salem's cost of living is applied, it ranks 27th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem

A median home in Winston-Salem, NC costs $283,871 — 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 $1,546/mo works out at 18% 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 Winston-Salem.

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+32%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+31%	2.3×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+31%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$131,050	+30%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
Hickory, NC	$99,100	−2%	1×
Greensboro, NC	$98,050	−3%	0.9×
Charlotte, NC	$96,780	−4%	1.1×
Asheville, NC	$96,620	−4%	1.1×

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

Who hires physical therapists around Winston-Salem

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Healthcare
• Novant Health · Healthcare

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