Physical Therapist Salary – Average Physio Therapists Income

Average Physical Therapist Hourly Wage in the United States

Physical Therapists earn a median hourly wage of $40.40. Hourly wages typically start from $27.43 and go up to $57.59.

Average Physical Therapist Yearly Salary in the United States

Physical Therapists earn a median salary of $84,020 per year. Salaries typically start from $57,060 and go up to $119,790.

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As with most professions, salaries for physical therapists vary widely based on a therapist’s number of years in the industry. In fact, a therapist’s number of years in clinical practice plays a much larger role in determining salary than does his or her educational level. Entry-level physical therapists made an average of $66,000 in 2011, whereas physical therapists with 16 or more years of experience earned an average salary of $84,000. A therapist who falls somewhere between these two extremes—not fresh out of school, but not quite a seasoned vet—should expect to earn a salary somewhere near the national median ($82,390 in 2014).

Physical Therapist Compensation by Geographical Region

Additional factors such as geographic location and type of therapy facility also affect an individual’s salary. For example, the average physical therapist salary in the nation’s top-paying state, Nevada, is $127,900; whereas the average salary in the lowest-paying state, Montana, is $69,590. The highest paid in the physical therapist profession work in the metropolitan areas of Las Vegas, Laredo, Texas, and Brownsville, Texas. The Lake Havasu City, Arizona area also pays well, as does the city of Vallejo, California.

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Physical Therapists earn more than 83% percent of Health careers. Physical Therapist salaries are in the top 88% of all careers in the United States.