allied · SOC 29-1129
Therapists, All Other
National median $77,930 / yr · 22,640 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$77,930
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
SC
Score 73 · South Carolina
Top-paying metro
Chicago
$157,510 median
Top WageBench Score
81
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $157,510 | $149,713 | 5.0% | — | — | 81 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $98,550 | $98,550 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 74 |
| #3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $122,120 | $114,793 | 6.0% | — | — | 74 |
| #4 | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,390 | $97,378 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #5 | South Carolina | $90,980 | $85,976 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 73 |
| #6 | Nebraska | $86,900 | $82,729 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 72 |
| #7 | Washington | $98,550 | $98,550 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 72 |
| #8 | Columbus, OH | $90,720 | $87,998 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $127,010 | $118,754 | 6.5% | 110 | — | 71 |
| #10 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $81,340 | $81,340 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$46,540
P25
$58,850
MEDIAN
$77,930
P75
$105,760
P90
$152,530
Hourly mean
$43
Hourly median
$37
Annual mean
$90,420
Total US jobs
22,640
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 127 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | IL | $157,510 | $149,713 | 5.0% | — | — | 23 | 81 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $98,550 | $98,550 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $122,120 | $114,793 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 74 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $100,390 | $97,378 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| South Carolina | SC | $90,980 | $85,976 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Nebraska | NE | $86,900 | $82,729 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 72 |
| Washington | WA | $98,550 | $98,550 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $90,720 | $87,998 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| District of Columbia | DC | $127,010 | $118,754 | 6.5% | 110 | — | 22 | 71 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $81,340 | $81,340 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Illinois | IL | $116,200 | $110,448 | 5.0% | 100 | — | 23 | 71 |
| Delaware | DE | $90,120 | $85,434 | 5.2% | 100 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Kentucky | KY | $75,060 | $72,058 | 4.0% | 90 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Kansas | KS | $76,740 | $72,711 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $80,410 | $80,410 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $81,170 | $78,678 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $76,110 | $76,110 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Ohio | OH | $70,700 | $68,579 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $73,250 | $70,027 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 68 |
| Alabama | AL | $68,270 | $65,539 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $86,400 | $82,296 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 17 | 68 |
| Texas | TX | $74,750 | $74,750 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| West Virginia | WV | $67,580 | $64,336 | 4.8% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 67 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $75,120 | $75,120 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 67 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $66,370 | $64,346 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 66 |
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Not published by BLS (10) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming.
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