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Therapists, All Other pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN and Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Therapists, All Other is $157,510 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It is $46,210 per year in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 240.9% above Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 29-1129 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists Not published wage and salary jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN and Not published in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.