How much do physical therapists make?

The typical physical therapist job on this site that shows an hourly rate pays USD 51.50 an hour. Half of the jobs pay between USD 47.50 and USD 60.00. That is from 851 real job posts that show the pay, checked on Nov 4, 2026.

Typical payUSD 51.50 an hour
Middle halfUSD 47.50 to USD 60.00
Highest stateWashington, USD 87.00
Lowest stateTennessee, USD 45.00

Pay by state

16 states have at least 15 jobs that show the pay. The typical pay goes from USD 45.00 in Tennessee to USD 87.00 in Washington.

StateTypical payMiddle halfJobs counted
WashingtonUSD 87.00USD 61.35 to USD 87.0037
MassachusettsUSD 85.00USD 51.50 to USD 85.0037
ArizonaUSD 85.00USD 54.13 to USD 85.0026
CaliforniaUSD 65.00USD 52.50 to USD 76.5362
TexasUSD 60.75USD 50.00 to USD 80.0068
GeorgiaUSD 55.00USD 46.99 to USD 60.0028
VirginiaUSD 55.00USD 44.57 to USD 59.8836
New JerseyUSD 55.00USD 46.90 to USD 58.6322
PennsylvaniaUSD 53.75USD 45.00 to USD 57.5048
MarylandUSD 52.04USD 44.68 to USD 87.0040
IndianaUSD 51.50USD 48.00 to USD 55.0025
FloridaUSD 50.00USD 47.95 to USD 51.00114
IllinoisUSD 50.00USD 50.00 to USD 55.0032
North CarolinaUSD 49.00USD 47.75 to USD 51.0045
South CarolinaUSD 48.00USD 44.86 to USD 52.5024
TennesseeUSD 45.00USD 45.00 to USD 52.5050

Full time or part time

Full-time jobs pay USD 80.00 an hour (201 jobs) and part-time jobs pay USD 55.88 (59 jobs).

Which employers show the pay

Some employers put the pay in every job post, others never do.

EmployerJobsShow the pay
Select Medical96885%
Reliant Rehabilitation37791%
ATI Physical Therapy36275%
Ivy Rehab31536%
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice30710%
Athletico Physical Therapy2420%
PT Solutions24299%
Lifepoint Health24218%
BenchMark Physical Therapy20394%
Encompass Health18496%
CenterWell Home Health16222%
Results Physiotherapy15688%
PAM Health889%
FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers8793%
Drayer Physical Therapy8290%
Elara Caring7719%
Spear Physical and Occupational Therapy59100%
Amedisys5992%
VitalCaring Group540%
Tenet Healthcare540%
Ochsner Health440%
Highbar Physical Therapy44100%
Ascension410%
Corewell Health410%
Sentara Healthcare40100%
Link Rehab and Wellness36100%
Wellstar Health System340%
Peak Physical Therapy3397%
Integrity Rehab Group3288%
Sutter Health31100%
Houston Methodist310%
Advocate Health31100%
InHome Therapy254%
Emory Healthcare230%
Adventist HealthCare2387%
Jefferson Health230%
SportsMed Physical Therapy18100%
Baptist Health South Florida16100%
Duke Health140%
ScionHealth140%
MultiCare12100%
Trinity Health1217%
UofL Health120%
Engage Senior Therapy1225%
Baylor Scott & White Health110%
Elite Physical Therapy1070%
Woven Care1090%
VCU Health100%
Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport10100%
Geisinger90%
Northeast Georgia Health System80%
Stormont Vail Health40%
Therapy in Motion4100%
UW Medicine30%
Mayo Clinic250%
Cleveland Clinic20%
Back @ Work Physical Therapy2100%
NYU Langone Health1100%
Hartford HealthCare10%
Sharp HealthCare10%
Sanford Health1100%
Intermountain Health10%
Baystate Health10%
Lurie Children's Hospital1100%
ProMedica10%

How we counted: 851 of the 5,055 jobs on this site on Nov 4, 2026 state an hourly pay. When a job gives a range, we use the middle of the range. Pay comes from the employers' own job posts, not from surveys. These numbers update every day.

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Pay by setting

Settings with at least 15 jobs that show an hourly pay.

SettingTypical payJobs counted
Outpatient clinicsUSD 57.50281
Home healthUSD 55.1776
Health systemsUSD 52.00249
HospitalsUSD 51.0058
Inpatient rehab hospitalsUSD 46.56185

What these jobs offer

From the 5,055 physical therapist jobs on this site on Nov 4, 2026:

Welcome new graduates6.3% of jobs
Mention a sign-on bonus27% of jobs
Mention a CEU allowance13% of jobs
Mention student loan help35% of jobs
Mention a productivity target2.8% of jobs
Mention health insurance53% of jobs

Counted from the words in each post. Salaried jobs are left out of the pay figures above.

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