Values shown as $239,200+ exceed the BLS publication ceiling; exact figures are not published.
Pay by state · 52 areas
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Salary by State (2026)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians earn the most in North Dakota at $454,550 a year and the least in District of Columbia at $77,430 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $265,930. The table below covers all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $454,550North Dakota
- National median
- $265,930BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $77,430District of Columbia
- Areas reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1North Dakota$454,550
- 2Montana$438,850
- 3Maine$419,410
- 4Wisconsin$391,740
- 5Minnesota$367,320
Lowest median pay
- 1District of Columbia$77,430
- 2Illinois$132,540
- 3Arkansas$136,880
- 4Michigan$155,480
- 5Maryland$212,080
All states
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NDNorth Dakota | $454,550 | $287,540 | $564,000 | 740 | $510,966 |
| 2 | MTMontana | $438,850 | $326,580 | $438,850 | 580 | $463,680 |
| 3 | MEMaine | $419,410 | $312,930 | $442,790 | 1,340 | $432,159 |
| 4 | WIWisconsin | $391,740 | $280,990 | $448,470 | 6,350 | $416,324 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $367,320 | $214,230 | $392,360 | 5,350 | $372,456 |
| 6 | INIndiana | $366,190 | $213,350 | $428,230 | 6,760 | $392,365 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $361,300 | $236,820 | $362,850 | 1,000 | $346,854 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $355,100 | $239,720 | $426,050 | 270 | $346,916 |
| 9 | LALouisiana | $350,920 | $209,810 | $419,840 | 4,740 | $397,837 |
| 10 | OROregon | $347,180 | $273,940 | $381,480 | 4,130 | $335,891 |
| 11 | VTVermont | $343,050 | $247,520 | $400,490 | 440 | $350,201 |
| 12 | WYWyoming | $342,800 | $256,180 | $377,870 | 440 | $369,831 |
| 13 | HIHawaii | $339,290 | $248,960 | $427,560 | 1,830 | $308,583 |
| 14 | NMNew Mexico | $327,670 | $228,720 | $397,140 | 1,930 | $355,344 |
| 15 | KYKentucky | $327,390 | $218,540 | $452,650 | 3,340 | $363,125 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $312,490 | $172,540 | $432,340 | 6,800 | $310,389 |
| 17 | WAWashington | $307,170 | $215,640 | $363,470 | 6,300 | $287,040 |
| 18 | TNTennessee | $301,290 | $181,200 | $426,850 | 5,340 | $327,953 |
| 19 | IDIdaho | $299,340 | $114,030 | $387,810 | 1,700 | $313,465 |
| 20 | COColorado | $298,320 | $229,920 | $357,470 | 1,990 | $289,485 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $297,470 | $89,130 | $326,400 | 1,370 | $298,042 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $297,440 | $104,800 | $432,890 | 21,160 | $320,607 |
| 23 | IAIowa | $295,190 | $160,440 | $350,480 | 1,440 | $336,353 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $290,470 | $224,030 | $379,790 | 1,170 | $322,376 |
| 25 | NJNew Jersey | $285,010 | $115,930 | $361,100 | 9,730 | $261,946 |
| 26 | CACalifornia | $281,590 | $98,870 | $340,730 | 25,530 | $254,326 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $278,530 | $183,190 | $350,550 | 8,480 | $275,489 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $274,480 | $163,900 | $427,760 | 4,510 | $292,782 |
| 29 | ALAlabama | $272,610 | $139,280 | $357,010 | 3,980 | $306,914 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $269,800 | $108,990 | $370,990 | 30,720 | $277,981 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $266,880 | $142,420 | $392,740 | 8,580 | $277,154 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $262,180 | $168,060 | $364,750 | 23,390 | $253,525 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $260,330 | $77,810 | $361,250 | 14,080 | $275,990 |
| 34 | OKOklahoma | $259,220 | $65,200 | $351,780 | 2,520 | $295,095 |
| 35 | WVWest Virginia | $258,020 | $63,950 | $326,230 | 1,980 | $288,300 |
| 36 | NVNevada | $252,120 | $141,800 | $327,770 | 2,400 | $252,173 |
| 37 | NYNew York | $242,500 | $122,260 | $352,190 | 16,600 | $224,701 |
| 38 | SDSouth Dakota | $239,200+ | $239,200+ | $239,200+ | 200 | N/A |
| 39 | MAMassachusetts | $236,580 | $85,550 | $384,490 | 8,210 | $223,702 |
| 40 | RIRhode Island | $228,590 | $169,860 | $320,690 | 1,180 | $223,494 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $228,130 | $61,960 | $359,250 | N/A | $262,360 |
| 42 | UTUtah | $228,060 | $82,330 | $362,440 | 3,510 | $230,681 |
| 43 | MOMissouri | $227,980 | $83,340 | $361,400 | 3,990 | $251,032 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $221,540 | $70,520 | $382,360 | 5,230 | $245,970 |
| 45 | PAPennsylvania | $217,310 | $78,710 | $370,140 | 23,800 | $222,718 |
| 46 | CTConnecticut | $214,990 | $98,840 | $373,210 | 4,700 | $207,499 |
| 47 | MDMaryland | $212,080 | $144,890 | $317,140 | 10,340 | $202,060 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $172,230 | $60,420 | $284,960 | 930 | N/A |
| 49 | MIMichigan | $155,480 | $66,870 | $318,630 | 13,150 | $161,593 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $136,880 | $64,330 | $319,180 | 4,290 | $157,447 |
| 51 | ILIllinois | $132,540 | $81,360 | $372,880 | 20,790 | $132,596 |
| 52 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $77,430 | $77,430 | $253,380 | 1,960 | $70,454 |
Values shown as $239,200+ exceed the BLS publication ceiling; exact figures are not published. Those states are ranked at that floor, so their true position may be higher.
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, the adjustment does not change the leader: North Dakota is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $510,966.
States whose median is shown as $239,200+ have no adjusted figure at all: the published value is a ceiling rather than a measured wage, and dividing a ceiling by a price parity would produce a number that looks exact but is not.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians the most?
North Dakota reports the highest median wage for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians at $454,550 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Montana ($438,850) and Maine ($419,410).
Which state pays physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, District of Columbia reports the lowest median for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians at $77,430 a year, $377,120 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $172,230.
In which states do physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians earn over $100,000?
50 of the 50 states and DC have a median of $100,000 or more (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The highest is North Dakota; the lowest of them is Illinois at $132,540. The rest report less, down to $77,430 in District of Columbia.
Is the highest-paying state the best for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians after cost of living?
Yes. North Dakota stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $510,966 in national-average dollars from a raw $454,550. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.