How Much Does a Physical Therapist Make in Indiana in 2026?

A typical Physical Therapist in Indiana earns about $48.83 per hour ($101,560 per year), according to the latest government wage data (May 2025). That works out to roughly $8,463 a month and $1,953 a week, based on the annual figure. Pay varies by employer, setting, and city, but this figure represents the middle of the range across the state.

That pay is about 1% below the national typical of $102,760 a year ($49.40 an hour) for Physical Therapists, according to the same May 2025 data. Indiana ranks 22nd out of 51 states and territories on this measure, placing it in the middle of the pack nationally. Lower pay relative to the national figure often tracks with a lower cost of living. About 6,130 Physical Therapists work across Indiana.

Entry-level Physical Therapists in Indiana typically start around $37.00 an hour, or about $76,960 a year. New graduates and those early in their careers tend to fall near this range in their first positions. Pay generally moves up toward the state's typical figure of $101,560 within a few years of experience. Setting and location can speed up or slow down that climb.

Experienced Physical Therapists in Indiana often earn upwards of $114,800 a year, and the top 10% of earners make over $125,390. That puts the gap between entry-level and top pay at $48,430, a wide range for one profession. Years on the job explain part of that spread, but so does the practice setting and the city where someone works. Hospitals and specialty clinics in higher-paying metro areas tend to sit at the upper end.

Indiana's typical Physical Therapist pay rose from $83,020 in 2015 to $101,560 in 2025, a gain of $18,540 over the decade. That amounts to a 22% increase in typical pay over ten years. The climb wasn't perfectly steady; pay dipped slightly in 2016 before resuming its upward path most years after. By 2021, typical pay had already crossed $95,000, and it kept climbing through 2025.

Nationally, Physical Therapist pay rose by about the same 22% over the same ten years, so Indiana's gain has kept pace with the country as a whole rather than falling behind. Someone entering the field today starts from a higher base than someone who started in 2015. Past gains don't guarantee future ones, but the decade-long pattern in Indiana has been one of steady, if uneven, increases in typical pay.

Pay runs highest in the Naperville metro area, where Physical Therapists typically earn $105,720 a year ($50.83 an hour), about 4% above the statewide figure. Indianapolis follows closely at $103,770, with Greenwood and Carmel reporting the same figure as part of that same metro area. Bloomington and the Jefferson County area also post pay above $102,000, keeping several of the state's larger cities close to the top of the range.

Terre Haute sits at the other end, with typical pay of $94,760 a year ($45.56 an hour), putting the spread between the state's highest- and lowest-paying cities at $10,960. Naperville has the largest Physical Therapist workforce among Indiana's metro areas, with about 7,880 workers reported there. These figures reflect each area's full metro region rather than a single city. Lower pay typically tracks a lower cost of living, which offsets the difference for residents.

Among Indiana's neighbors, Illinois pays the most, with typical Physical Therapist pay of $105,250 a year, about 4% above Indiana's figure. Ohio runs close behind at $103,050, roughly 1% higher than Indiana. Michigan and Kentucky both pay slightly less, at $100,900 and $100,710, each about 1% below Indiana's typical pay. Physical therapy licenses can often be transferred or endorsed between neighboring states, which can widen job options for someone willing to work across a state line.

Physical Therapists in Indiana typically earn $101,560 a year, or $48.83 an hour, a figure that has climbed 22% over the past decade. Pay sits close to the national typical, running about 1% below it, and varies by city and setting across the state. Readers weighing a move or a new position can check Indiana's physical therapy licensing board for requirements and review individual city pages for local pay figures before deciding where to work.