Physical Therapist United States
Physical Therapist salary in the US
Typical pay
$97,500a year
Most Physical Therapists earn $88k to $114k a year
From 5,261 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Physical Therapist salary in the US is $97,500 a year. Most job postings pay $87,500 to $114,400. From 5,261 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| California | $124k | $104k to $140k | 383 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $113k | $107k to $140k | 10 |
| Nevada | $110k | $95k to $125k | 28 |
| West Virginia | $109k | $95k to $114k | 33 |
| District of Columbia | $109k | $98k to $125k | 17 |
| New Hampshire | $108k | $102k to $123k | 56 |
| Montana | $108k | $95k to $116k | 14 |
| New Jersey | $107k | $93k to $131k | 326 |
| Washington | $107k | $93k to $124k | 167 |
| Arizona | $107k | $94k to $122k | 90 |
| Mississippi | $105k | $82k to $118k | 34 |
| Massachusetts | $105k | $91k to $114k | 230 |
| New York | $104k | $94k to $128k | 438 |
| Illinois | $104k | $97k to $114k | 160 |
| Iowa | $104k | $102k to $120k | 16 |
| Vermont | $104k | $95k to $108k | 25 |
| Kentucky | $104k | $89k to $111k | 73 |
| Minnesota | $103k | $84k to $108k | 104 |
| Nebraska | $103k | $97k to $107k | 10 |
| Colorado | $103k | $93k to $120k | 191 |
| Utah | $102k | $88k to $114k | 21 |
| Virginia | $101k | $90k to $114k | 246 |
| Indiana | $101k | $90k to $120k | 56 |
| Idaho | $100k | $96k to $128k | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $100k | $90k to $115k | 207 |
| Florida | $100k | $89k to $131k | 201 |
| Maryland | $100k | $90k to $118k | 134 |
| New Mexico | $100k | $94k to $130k | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $100k | $94k to $109k | 70 |
| Georgia | $99k | $88k to $113k | 327 |
| Hawaii | $99k | $82k to $156k | 23 |
| Texas | $99k | $88k to $113k | 377 |
| Connecticut | $98k | $90k to $105k | 104 |
| Missouri | $98k | $90k to $104k | 68 |
| Delaware | $96k | $90k to $101k | 24 |
| Ohio | $96k | $88k to $114k | 91 |
| North Carolina | $95k | $89k to $114k | 215 |
| Maine | $94k | $85k to $103k | 36 |
| South Carolina | $94k | $88k to $104k | 116 |
| Oregon | $93k | $90k to $105k | 99 |
| Rhode Island | $93k | $90k to $109k | 28 |
| Tennessee | $93k | $87k to $111k | 255 |
| Alabama | $92k | $85k to $107k | 47 |
| Michigan | $92k | $85k to $108k | 62 |
| Louisiana | $92k | $87k to $101k | 17 |
| South Dakota | $91k | $90k to $98k | 22 |
| North Dakota | $91k | $88k to $94k | 11 |
| Oklahoma | $90k | $88k to $104k | 39 |
| Kansas | $88k | $87k to $94k | 48 |
| Arkansas | $88k | $83k to $91k | 25 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 9 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| San Francisco, CA | $130k | $110k to $142k | 408 | 67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $109k | $100k to $123k | 429 | 112 |
| New York, NY | $108k | $95k to $135k | 1,720 | 661 |
| Seattle, WA | $107k | $95k to $129k | 213 | 78 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $106k | $94k to $122k | 292 | 63 |
| Boston, MA | $105k | $92k to $120k | 462 | 159 |
| Chicago, IL | $104k | $94k to $116k | 517 | 112 |
| Denver, CO | $104k | $93k to $122k | 234 | 106 |
| Washington, DC | $103k | $93k to $117k | 582 | 176 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $100k | $92k to $110k | 487 | 126 |
| Atlanta, GA | $94k | $88k to $109k | 484 | 218 |
| Baltimore, MD | $94k | $90k to $120k | 214 | 71 |
| Dallas, TX | $93k | $88k to $107k | 592 | 135 |
| Charlotte, NC | $93k | $88k to $114k | 206 | 66 |
| Nashville, TN | $93k | $87k to $109k | 287 | 115 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 809 job postings$80k $104k
Typical: $87k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 2,027 job postings$93k $120k
Typical: $104k
- Senior 40 job postings$101k $136k
Typical: $112k
- Lead or manager 13 job postings$98k $103k
Typical: $100k
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Experienced: most postings pay $93k to $120k a year, typically $104k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlignMed Partners | $111k | – | $111k | $105k | – |
| Urpt | $88k | $80k | $87k | – | – |
| Upstream Rehabilitation | $88k | $80k | $133k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $97,500 a year for Physical Therapist roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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