What are the main factors that influence a Pt Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Pt Teacher's salary?

A Pt Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,685 for beginners, reaching about $52,768 at mid-level, and approach $55,762 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Pt Teacher?

Pt Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pt Teacher roles are District of Columbia $55,921, California $55,709, Massachusetts $54,967. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pt Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Pt Teacher level roles vary by specialization: PT Sales Manager: $124,320; PT Sales Supervisor: $110,733; PT: $106,002; Physical Therapist (PT): $106,001; PT Supervisor: $105,398.

How do different companies affect a Pt Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pt Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Pt Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Pt Teacher make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pt Teacher in the United States is $50,507 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Pt Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,214
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,048 to $57,158
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,347

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Pt Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,158	$4,763	$1,099	$27
Average	$50,507	$4,209	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$42,048	$3,504	$809	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Pt Teacher Salaries

A Pt Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pt Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pt Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,685
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,920
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,768
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,562
Expert (over 8 years): $55,762

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Pt Teacher	$49,685
Intermediate Level Pt Teacher	$49,920
Senior Level Pt Teacher	$52,768
Specialist Level Pt Teacher	$55,562
Expert Level Pt Teacher	$55,762

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How Do Pt Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Pt Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,921.
California: $55,709.
Massachusetts: $54,967.

District of Columbia $55,921

California $55,709

Massachusetts $54,967

Washington $54,765

New Jersey $54,745

Alaska $54,674

Connecticut $53,977

New York $53,694

Hawaii $52,790

Rhode Island $52,366

Maryland $52,078

Minnesota $51,684

Colorado $51,532

Illinois $51,482

Oregon $51,290

Delaware $51,148

New Hampshire $51,060

Virginia $50,861

Pennsylvania $50,280

Nevada $49,987

North Dakota $49,891

Michigan $49,739

Wisconsin $49,684

Vermont $49,573

Texas $49,265

Maine $49,244

Arizona $49,214

Ohio $49,179

Georgia $48,714

Indiana $48,482

Wyoming $48,436

Utah $48,366

Iowa $48,335

Kansas $48,093

Louisiana $48,022

North Carolina $47,997

Missouri $47,987

Florida $47,790

Montana $47,684

Nebraska $47,583

Kentucky $47,527

South Carolina $47,325

Tennessee $47,199

Idaho $47,148

New Mexico $46,780

Oklahoma $46,699

Alabama $46,401

South Dakota $45,901

Arkansas $45,628

West Virginia $45,482

Mississippi $45,042

Top Paying Cities for Pt Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $63,704
San Francisco: $63,078
Oakland: $61,679

San Jose, CA $63,704

San Francisco, CA $63,078

Oakland, CA $61,679

New York, NY $58,533

Queens Village, NY $58,154

Paramus, NJ $57,750

Passaic, NJ $57,699

Bergenfield, NJ $57,649

Stamford, CT $57,573

Huntington, NY $57,522

Newark, NJ $57,194

Bridgeport, CT $57,093

New Brunswick, NJ $56,926

Vallejo, CA $56,820

Middlesex, NJ $56,790

Somerset, NJ $56,745

Petaluma, CA $56,628

Santa Cruz, CA $56,431

Boston, MA $56,330

Monterey, CA $56,078

Fairbanks, AK $56,043

Los Angeles, CA $55,947

Washington, DC $55,921

Seattle, WA $55,830

Santa Rosa, CA $55,820

Juneau, AK $55,674

Orange, CA $55,507

Anchorage, AK $55,416

Anaheim, CA $55,381

Santa Ana, CA $55,305

Nassau, NY $55,275

Long Beach, CA $55,255

Danbury, CT $55,240

Santa Maria, CA $55,068

Everett, WA $55,058

Bremerton, WA $54,810

Trenton, NJ $54,714

Sacramento, CA $54,694

San Diego, CA $54,669

Brockton, MA $54,649

Tacoma, WA $54,628

Santa Barbara, CA $54,558

Lowell, MA $54,356

New Suffolk, NY $54,335

Nashua, NH $54,275

Lompoc, CA $54,194

Ventura, CA $54,144

Stockton, CA $54,128

New Haven, CT $54,027

Atlantic City, NJ $53,896

Hartford, CT $53,785

Modesto, CA $53,760

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,649

New Britain, CT $53,623

Olympia, WA $53,553

Kennewick, WA $53,553

New London, CT $53,542

Norwich, CT $53,527

Lawrence, MA $53,502

Bakersfield, CA $53,361

Riverside, CA $53,290

New Bedford, MA $53,290

Richland, WA $53,239

Portsmouth, NH $53,199

Vineland, NJ $53,189

San Bernardino, CA $53,149

Boulder, CO $53,007

Worcester, MA $52,967

Portland, OR $52,921

Saint Paul, MN $52,861

Minneapolis, MN $52,861

Philadelphia, PA $52,790

Honolulu, HI $52,522

Springfield, MA $52,345

Providence, RI $52,340

Chicago, IL $52,194

Bellingham, WA $52,133

Baltimore, MD $52,078

Chico, CA $51,952

Wilmington, DE $51,866

Pittsfield, MA $51,815

Manchester, NH $51,719

Spokane, WA $51,497

Denver, CO $51,492

Albany, NY $51,255

Troy, NY $51,234

Schenectady, NY $51,128

Burlington, VT $51,017

Portland, ME $50,840

Salem, OR $50,800

Yakima, WA $50,790

Ann Arbor, MI $50,775

Rochester, MN $50,633

Fresno, CA $50,608

Reno, NV $50,608

Milwaukee, WI $50,563

Detroit, MI $50,512

Allentown, PA $50,497

Carson City, NV $50,492

Houston, TX $50,416

Colorado Springs, CO $50,411

Syracuse, NY $50,386

Eugene, OR $50,290

Bismarck, ND $50,229

Gary, IN $50,229

Galveston, TX $50,229

Springfield, OR $50,189

Medford, OR $50,068

Fort Collins, CO $50,047

Austin, TX $50,007

Mesa, AZ $49,901

Phoenix, AZ $49,891

Dallas, TX $49,876

Reading, PA $49,845

Saint Cloud, MN $49,825

Concord, NH $49,780

Madison, WI $49,759

Utica, NY $49,623

Raleigh, NC $49,583

Las Vegas, NV $49,578

Rochester, NY $49,542

Des Moines, IA $49,537

Atlanta, GA $49,456

Battle Creek, MI $49,441

Salt Lake City, UT $49,426

Lancaster, PA $49,350

Champaign, IL $49,340

Harrisburg, PA $49,280

Durham, NC $49,234

Kansas City, MO $49,229

Kansas City, KS $49,219

Fort Worth, TX $49,214

Boca Raton, FL $49,194

Cleveland, OH $49,189

Columbus, OH $49,179

Pittsburgh, PA $49,174

Richmond, VA $49,153

Indianapolis, IN $49,143

Cincinnati, OH $49,078

Petersburg, VA $49,002

Billings, MT $48,891

Lansing, MI $48,891

Huntsville, AL $48,891

Lebanon, PA $48,886

Dayton, OH $48,881

Pueblo, CO $48,881

Appleton, WI $48,866

Buffalo, NY $48,845

Racine, WI $48,820

Charlotte, NC $48,815

Saint Louis, MO $48,800

Springfield, IL $48,780

Elkhart, IN $48,770

York, PA $48,770

Gastonia, NC $48,765

Benton Harbor, MI $48,765

Beaumont, TX $48,734

Lorain, OH $48,724

Toledo, OH $48,704

Binghamton, NY $48,679

Rock Hill, SC $48,674

Rockford, IL $48,648

Fargo, ND $48,623

Elyria, OH $48,623

Flagstaff, AZ $48,588

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,557

Miami, FL $48,527

Duluth, MN $48,446

Bangor, ME $48,381

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,325

Louisville, KY $48,300

Grand Rapids, MI $48,290

Hialeah, FL $48,285

Casper, WY $48,214

Scranton, PA $48,153

New Orleans, LA $48,138

Virginia Beach, VA $48,133

Akron, OH $48,108

Peoria, IL $48,042

Sarasota, FL $48,032

Green Bay, WI $47,997

Baton Rouge, LA $47,972

Charleston, SC $47,961

Nashville, TN $47,946

Jamestown, NY $47,936

Davenport, IA $47,936

Tucson, AZ $47,911

Cheyenne, WY $47,896

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,881

Tampa, FL $47,871

Omaha, NE $47,860

Port Arthur, TX $47,840

Evansville, IN $47,840

Bradenton, FL $47,820

Santa Fe, NM $47,729

Orlando, FL $47,679

Clearwater, FL $47,623

Canton, OH $47,517

La Crosse, WI $47,517

Grand Forks, ND $47,502

Albuquerque, NM $47,487

Tulsa, OK $47,487

Newport News, VA $47,482

High Point, NC $47,466

Ogden, UT $47,446

Corpus Christi, TX $47,406

Laramie, WY $47,376

Norfolk, VA $47,376

Rock Island, IL $47,345

Saginaw, MI $47,335

Jacksonville, FL $47,330

Salisbury, NC $47,320

Memphis, TN $47,310

Moline, IL $47,285

Fort Myers, FL $47,270

Waterloo, IA $47,204

Spartanburg, SC $47,153

Lincoln, NE $47,128

Fort Wayne, IN $47,118

Birmingham, AL $47,062

Cedar Falls, IA $47,052

Provo, UT $47,047

Springfield, OH $47,042

San Antonio, TX $47,032

Greensboro, NC $47,012

South Bend, IN $47,007

Winston Salem, NC $47,002

Boise, ID $46,987

Savannah, GA $46,951

Muskegon, MI $46,860

Lima, OH $46,800

Lake Charles, LA $46,780

Anderson, IN $46,769

Lexington, KY $46,754

Augusta, GA $46,739

Greenville, SC $46,739

Wichita, KS $46,694

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,694

Columbia, SC $46,648

Bloomington, IN $46,522

Roanoke, VA $46,492

Asheville, NC $46,426

Knoxville, TN $46,340

Shreveport, LA $46,335

Wilmington, NC $46,269

Frankfort, KY $46,173

Oklahoma City, OK $46,138

Chillicothe, OH $46,118

Longview, TX $46,113

Topeka, KS $46,098

Mobile, AL $46,022

Terre Haute, IN $46,002

Erie, PA $45,997

Altoona, PA $45,971

Melbourne, FL $45,956

Amarillo, TX $45,936

Killeen, TX $45,921

Fayetteville, AR $45,881

Sioux Falls, SD $45,845

Chattanooga, TN $45,815

Idaho Falls, ID $45,810

Gainesville, FL $45,704

Portsmouth, OH $45,679

Little Rock, AR $45,668

Lynchburg, VA $45,668

Lafayette, LA $45,648

Youngstown, OH $45,648

Temple, TX $45,628

Daytona Beach, FL $45,618

Clarksville, TN $45,613

Pensacola, FL $45,608

Hopkinsville, KY $45,456

Charleston, WV $45,451

Florence, SC $45,426

Sioux City, IA $45,396

Macon, GA $45,249

Tallahassee, FL $45,244

Fayetteville, NC $45,234

Waco, TX $45,224

Wichita Falls, TX $45,224

Pine Bluff, AR $45,204

Vincennes, IN $45,108

Lubbock, TX $45,088

Great Falls, MT $45,057

Alamogordo, NM $45,052

Abilene, TX $45,012

Rapid City, SD $44,946

Monroe, LA $44,946

Albany, GA $44,916

Huntington, WV $44,911

Jackson, MS $44,906

Greenville, MS $44,901

Parkersburg, WV $44,850

Montgomery, AL $44,840

Johnstown, PA $44,830

Springfield, MO $44,790

Biloxi, MS $44,764

Sumter, SC $44,658

Columbus, GA $44,653

Twin Falls, ID $44,623

Pascagoula, MS $44,557

Kingsport, TN $44,426

Gulfport, MS $44,411

Alexandria, LA $44,244

Fort Smith, AR $44,118

El Paso, TX $43,981

Helena, MT $43,916

Las Cruces, NM $43,754

Harlingen, TX $43,613

Pocatello, ID $43,567

Florence, AL $43,552

Brownsville, TX $43,542

Dothan, AL $43,461

Mcallen, TX $43,436

Columbus, MS $43,062

Altus, OK $42,830

Lawton, OK $42,734

Pierre, SD $42,552

What Skills Can Increase a Pt Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Special Education (Mentioned in 5.55% Job Postings): Special education is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.13%
Special Education	5.55%
Physical Education	2.46%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Pt Teacher's salary.

Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Physical Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Accountability	$53,537	6%
Collaboration	$53,032	5%
Physical Education	$52,022	3%
Analysis	$51,517	2%
Coaching	$51,517	2%
Dedication	$51,517	2%

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How Education impacts a Pt Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pt Teachers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Pt Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,827 and $60,665).

Pt Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pt Teacher

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 45.4%

Masters 46.3%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	45.4%
Masters	46.3%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Pt Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pt Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$42,048

Average $50,507/year

$57,158

$3,504

Average $4,209/month

$4,763

$809

Average $971/week

$1,099

$20

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,158	$4,763	$1,099	$27
Average	$50,507	$4,209	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$42,048	$3,504	$809	$20

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Salary Trends for Pt Teacher

Salaries for a Pt Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,255 in 2023 to around $52,081 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pt Teacher salary trends, .

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$53,255

2024

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2023	$53,255
2024	$52,504
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