How Much Does a Physical Therapist Make in New Hampshire in 2026?

A typical Physical Therapist in New Hampshire earns about $48.01 per hour ($99,850 per year), per the latest government wage data (May 2025). Spread across the year, that comes to roughly $8,321 a month, or $1,920 a week, figures calculated from the annual median. Full-time therapists working standard hours can expect paychecks close to these amounts before taxes and benefits.

New Hampshire pay runs 3% below the national figure of $102,760 a year, placing the state 35th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Nationally, Physical Therapists earn a typical $49.40 an hour. New Hampshire employs about 1,960 Physical Therapists, compared with 267,330 nationwide, giving a sense of scale for a smaller state workforce.

Entry-level Physical Therapists in New Hampshire typically start around $36.63 an hour, or about $76,180 a year. Those in the first few years of practice often move up to around $40.04 an hour, or $83,290 a year, as they gain clinical experience and build a caseload. Pay in these early years reflects newer graduates completing licensure requirements and building specialized skills. Within a few years, many reach the state's typical pay of $48.01 an hour.

Experienced Physical Therapists in New Hampshire often earn upwards of $51.56 an hour, or $107,250 a year. The top 10% of earners make over $58.92 an hour ($122,560 a year), a gap of $46,380 from the entry-level figure. That spread generally reflects years of experience, practice setting, and the city where a therapist works.

New Hampshire Physical Therapist pay has risen steadily over the past decade. Typical annual pay moved from $81,320 in 2015 to $99,850 in 2025, a gain of $18,530, or 23%. That growth wasn't perfectly smooth: pay dipped slightly in 2016 and again in 2021 before climbing sharply after 2022.

Nationally, typical Physical Therapist pay rose 22% over the same decade, so New Hampshire's gain tracked close to the national pace. Someone starting a Physical Therapy career in New Hampshire today enters a field where pay has moved upward consistently, though a decade of history is not a promise of future increases.

Pay for Physical Therapists varies little across New Hampshire's metro areas. The Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, which extends into southern New Hampshire, posts the state's top pay at $103,550 a year ($49.78 an hour), about 4% above the state figure. Manchester and Nashua follow closely, both posting typical pay of $102,960 a year ($49.50 an hour).

Nashua and Manchester report the lowest typical pay in the state at $102,960 a year, just $590 below the top-paying area, a narrow spread. Cambridge carries the largest Physical Therapist workforce among the state's metro areas, with 5,330 workers. These figures cover each metro area's full extent, not city limits, and higher pay near Boston generally tracks a higher cost of living.

New Hampshire's Physical Therapist pay sits close to its neighbors. Massachusetts pays the most nearby, with typical pay of $103,790 a year, about 4% higher than New Hampshire. Maine runs almost even at $99,720, while Vermont trails at $97,970, about 2% lower. Physical therapy licenses can often be transferred or endorsed between neighboring states, which can make relocating for higher pay a practical option.

Physical Therapists in New Hampshire typically earn $99,850 a year, about 3% below the national figure, and up 23% over the past decade from $81,320 in 2015. Pay runs highest in the Cambridge-Newton metro area and holds steady across Manchester and Nashua. Readers researching this career should check New Hampshire's physical therapy licensing board for requirements and review city-specific pages on this site for local pay figures.