Therapist salary in Georgia: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Georgia, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$50,820 – $104,010
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Georgia. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Georgia. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Georgia, median annual pay ran from $50,820 (massage therapists) to $104,010 (occupational therapists). “Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”, the largest of them in Georgia (9,600 employed), earned a median of $58,960, compared with $59,350 nationally.
Therapists in Georgia at a glance
“Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors” are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Georgia, with 9,600 employed and a median annual wage of $58,960 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Georgia, occupational therapists had the highest: $104,010 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
3 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Georgia were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Georgia
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Georgia | Median hourly | Employed in Georgia | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapists | $104,010 | $50.01 | 3,650 | $100,330 | +4% vs national |
| Physical Therapists | $102,700 | $49.38 | 6,780 | $102,760 | same as national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $96,760 | $46.52 | 4,030 | $97,870 | -1% vs national |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $96,060 | $46.18 | 1,120 | $100,580 | -4% vs national |
| Radiation Therapists | $94,460 | $45.41 | 470 | $105,310 | -10% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $91,550 | $44.02 | not published | $66,940 | +37% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $83,700 | $40.24 | 5,150 | $82,280 | +2% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $59,380 | $28.55 | 970 | $77,930 | -24% vs national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $58,960 | $28.35 | 9,600 | $59,350 | -1% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $58,170 | $27.97 | 210 | $59,460 | -2% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $52,030 | $25.02 | 1,330 | $60,280 | -14% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $52,010 | $25.00 | 530 | $61,960 | -16% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $50,820 | $24.43 | 1,700 | $58,450 | -13% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Georgia, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Therapists page. BLS publishes no therapist-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Georgia.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).