What are the main factors that influence a Trauma Therapist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Trauma Therapist's salary?

A Trauma Therapist's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,371 for beginners, reaching about $66,659 at mid-level, and approach $69,476 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Trauma Therapist?

Trauma Therapist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Trauma Therapist roles are District of Columbia $71,698, California $71,426, Massachusetts $70,474. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Trauma Therapist roles make?

Salaries for Trauma Therapist level roles vary by specialization: Surgeon - Trauma: $488,365; Trauma Specialist: $146,775; Trauma Counselor: $145,754; Trauma Coordinator: $141,300; Trauma Director: $124,673.

How do different companies affect a Trauma Therapist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Trauma Therapist roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Trauma Therapist Salary in the United States

How much does a Trauma Therapist make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trauma Therapist in the United States is $64,756 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,055
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,444 to $70,671
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,877

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Trauma Therapist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,671	$5,889	$1,359	$34
Average	$64,756	$5,396	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,444	$4,704	$1,085	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Trauma Therapist Salaries

A Trauma Therapist'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 Trauma Therapist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Trauma Therapist'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): $63,371
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,948
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,659
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,049
Expert (over 8 years): $69,476

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Trauma Therapist	$63,371
Intermediate Level Trauma Therapist	$63,948
Senior Level Trauma Therapist	$66,659
Specialist Level Trauma Therapist	$69,049
Expert Level Trauma Therapist	$69,476

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How Do Trauma Therapist 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 Trauma Therapists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,698.
California: $71,426.
Massachusetts: $70,474.

District of Columbia $71,698 California $71,426 Massachusetts $70,474 Washington $70,215 New Jersey $70,189 Alaska $70,099 Connecticut $69,205 New York $68,843

Hawaii $67,683 Rhode Island $67,139 Maryland $66,770 Minnesota $66,265 Colorado $66,071 Illinois $66,006 Oregon $65,760 Delaware $65,579

New Hampshire $65,465 Virginia $65,210 Pennsylvania $64,465 Nevada $64,089 North Dakota $63,966 Michigan $63,772 Wisconsin $63,701 Vermont $63,558

Texas $63,163 Maine $63,137 Arizona $63,099 Ohio $63,053 Georgia $62,458 Indiana $62,160 Wyoming $62,101 Utah $62,011

Iowa $61,972 Kansas $61,661 Louisiana $61,570 North Carolina $61,538 Missouri $61,525 Florida $61,273 Montana $61,137 Nebraska $61,007

Kentucky $60,936 South Carolina $60,677 Tennessee $60,515 Idaho $60,450 New Mexico $59,977 Oklahoma $59,874 Alabama $59,492 South Dakota $58,851

Arkansas $58,501 West Virginia $58,313 Mississippi $57,750

Top Paying Cities for Trauma Therapists

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: $81,677
San Francisco: $80,874
Oakland: $79,081

San Jose, CA $81,677

San Francisco, CA $80,874

Oakland, CA $79,081

New York, NY $75,046

Queens Village, NY $74,561

Paramus, NJ $74,042

Passaic, NJ $73,978

Bergenfield, NJ $73,913

Stamford, CT $73,816

Huntington, NY $73,751

Newark, NJ $73,330

Bridgeport, CT $73,201

New Brunswick, NJ $72,987

Vallejo, CA $72,851

Middlesex, NJ $72,812

Somerset, NJ $72,754

Petaluma, CA $72,605

Santa Cruz, CA $72,352

Boston, MA $72,223

Monterey, CA $71,899

Fairbanks, AK $71,854

Los Angeles, CA $71,731

Washington, DC $71,698

Seattle, WA $71,582

Santa Rosa, CA $71,569

Juneau, AK $71,381

Orange, CA $71,167

Anchorage, AK $71,051

Anaheim, CA $71,005

Santa Ana, CA $70,908

Nassau, NY $70,869

Long Beach, CA $70,844

Danbury, CT $70,824

Santa Maria, CA $70,604

Everett, WA $70,591

Bremerton, WA $70,274

Trenton, NJ $70,151

Sacramento, CA $70,125

San Diego, CA $70,092

Brockton, MA $70,066

Tacoma, WA $70,041

Santa Barbara, CA $69,950

Lowell, MA $69,691

New Suffolk, NY $69,665

Nashua, NH $69,587

Lompoc, CA $69,484

Ventura, CA $69,419

Stockton, CA $69,399

New Haven, CT $69,270

Atlantic City, NJ $69,102

Hartford, CT $68,959

Modesto, CA $68,927

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,784

New Britain, CT $68,752

Olympia, WA $68,661

Kennewick, WA $68,661

New London, CT $68,648

Norwich, CT $68,629

Lawrence, MA $68,596

Bakersfield, CA $68,415

Riverside, CA $68,324

New Bedford, MA $68,324

Richland, WA $68,260

Portsmouth, NH $68,208

Vineland, NJ $68,195

San Bernardino, CA $68,143

Boulder, CO $67,962

Worcester, MA $67,910

Portland, OR $67,852

Saint Paul, MN $67,774

Minneapolis, MN $67,774

Philadelphia, PA $67,683

Honolulu, HI $67,340

Springfield, MA $67,114

Providence, RI $67,107

Chicago, IL $66,919

Bellingham, WA $66,842

Baltimore, MD $66,770

Chico, CA $66,608

Wilmington, DE $66,498

Pittsfield, MA $66,434

Manchester, NH $66,311

Spokane, WA $66,026

Denver, CO $66,019

Albany, NY $65,715

Troy, NY $65,689

Schenectady, NY $65,553

Burlington, VT $65,410

Portland, ME $65,184

Salem, OR $65,132

Yakima, WA $65,119

Ann Arbor, MI $65,100

Rochester, MN $64,918

Fresno, CA $64,886

Reno, NV $64,886

Milwaukee, WI $64,828

Detroit, MI $64,763

Allentown, PA $64,743

Carson City, NV $64,737

Houston, TX $64,640

Colorado Springs, CO $64,633

Syracuse, NY $64,601

Eugene, OR $64,478

Bismarck, ND $64,400

Gary, IN $64,400

Galveston, TX $64,400

Springfield, OR $64,348

Medford, OR $64,193

Fort Collins, CO $64,167

Austin, TX $64,115

Mesa, AZ $63,979

Phoenix, AZ $63,966

Dallas, TX $63,947

Reading, PA $63,908

Saint Cloud, MN $63,882

Concord, NH $63,824

Madison, WI $63,798

Utica, NY $63,623

Raleigh, NC $63,571

Las Vegas, NV $63,565

Rochester, NY $63,520

Des Moines, IA $63,513

Atlanta, GA $63,409

Battle Creek, MI $63,390

Salt Lake City, UT $63,371

Lancaster, PA $63,273

Champaign, IL $63,261

Harrisburg, PA $63,183

Durham, NC $63,125

Kansas City, MO $63,118

Kansas City, KS $63,105

Fort Worth, TX $63,099

Boca Raton, FL $63,073

Cleveland, OH $63,066

Columbus, OH $63,053

Pittsburgh, PA $63,047

Richmond, VA $63,021

Indianapolis, IN $63,008

Cincinnati, OH $62,924

Petersburg, VA $62,827

Billings, MT $62,684

Lansing, MI $62,684

Huntsville, AL $62,684

Lebanon, PA $62,678

Dayton, OH $62,671

Pueblo, CO $62,671

Appleton, WI $62,652

Buffalo, NY $62,626

Racine, WI $62,594

Charlotte, NC $62,587

Saint Louis, MO $62,568

Springfield, IL $62,542

Elkhart, IN $62,529

York, PA $62,529

Gastonia, NC $62,522

Benton Harbor, MI $62,522

Beaumont, TX $62,483

Lorain, OH $62,470

Toledo, OH $62,445

Binghamton, NY $62,412

Rock Hill, SC $62,406

Rockford, IL $62,373

Fargo, ND $62,341

Elyria, OH $62,341

Flagstaff, AZ $62,296

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,257

Miami, FL $62,218

Duluth, MN $62,114

Bangor, ME $62,030

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,959

Louisville, KY $61,927

Grand Rapids, MI $61,914

Hialeah, FL $61,907

Casper, WY $61,816

Scranton, PA $61,739

New Orleans, LA $61,719

Virginia Beach, VA $61,713

Akron, OH $61,680

Peoria, IL $61,596

Sarasota, FL $61,583

Green Bay, WI $61,538

Baton Rouge, LA $61,506

Charleston, SC $61,493

Nashville, TN $61,473

Jamestown, NY $61,460

Davenport, IA $61,460

Tucson, AZ $61,428

Cheyenne, WY $61,408

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,389

Tampa, FL $61,376

Omaha, NE $61,363

Port Arthur, TX $61,337

Evansville, IN $61,337

Bradenton, FL $61,311

Santa Fe, NM $61,195

Orlando, FL $61,130

Clearwater, FL $61,059

Canton, OH $60,923

La Crosse, WI $60,923

Grand Forks, ND $60,903

Albuquerque, NM $60,884

Tulsa, OK $60,884

Newport News, VA $60,877

High Point, NC $60,858

Ogden, UT $60,832

Corpus Christi, TX $60,780

Laramie, WY $60,742

Norfolk, VA $60,742

Rock Island, IL $60,703

Saginaw, MI $60,690

Jacksonville, FL $60,683

Salisbury, NC $60,670

Memphis, TN $60,657

Moline, IL $60,625

Fort Myers, FL $60,606

Waterloo, IA $60,521

Spartanburg, SC $60,457

Lincoln, NE $60,424

Fort Wayne, IN $60,411

Birmingham, AL $60,340

Cedar Falls, IA $60,327

Provo, UT $60,321

Springfield, OH $60,314

San Antonio, TX $60,301

Greensboro, NC $60,275

South Bend, IN $60,269

Winston Salem, NC $60,262

Boise, ID $60,243

Savannah, GA $60,198

Muskegon, MI $60,081

Lima, OH $60,003

Lake Charles, LA $59,977

Anderson, IN $59,964

Lexington, KY $59,945

Augusta, GA $59,926

Greenville, SC $59,926

Wichita, KS $59,867

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,867

Columbia, SC $59,809

Bloomington, IN $59,647

Roanoke, VA $59,608

Asheville, NC $59,524

Knoxville, TN $59,414

Shreveport, LA $59,408

Wilmington, NC $59,323

Frankfort, KY $59,200

Oklahoma City, OK $59,155

Chillicothe, OH $59,129

Longview, TX $59,123

Topeka, KS $59,103

Mobile, AL $59,006

Terre Haute, IN $58,980

Erie, PA $58,974

Altoona, PA $58,941

Melbourne, FL $58,922

Amarillo, TX $58,896

Killeen, TX $58,877

Fayetteville, AR $58,825

Sioux Falls, SD $58,779

Chattanooga, TN $58,741

Idaho Falls, ID $58,734

Gainesville, FL $58,598

Portsmouth, OH $58,566

Little Rock, AR $58,553

Lynchburg, VA $58,553

Lafayette, LA $58,527

Youngstown, OH $58,527

Temple, TX $58,501

Daytona Beach, FL $58,488

Clarksville, TN $58,482

Pensacola, FL $58,475

Hopkinsville, KY $58,281

Charleston, WV $58,274

Florence, SC $58,242

Sioux City, IA $58,203

Macon, GA $58,015

Tallahassee, FL $58,009

Fayetteville, NC $57,996

Waco, TX $57,983

Wichita Falls, TX $57,983

Pine Bluff, AR $57,957

Vincennes, IN $57,834

Lubbock, TX $57,808

Great Falls, MT $57,769

Alamogordo, NM $57,763

Abilene, TX $57,711

Rapid City, SD $57,627

Monroe, LA $57,627

Albany, GA $57,588

Huntington, WV $57,581

Jackson, MS $57,575

Greenville, MS $57,568

Parkersburg, WV $57,504

Montgomery, AL $57,491

Johnstown, PA $57,478

Springfield, MO $57,426

Biloxi, MS $57,394

Sumter, SC $57,258

Columbus, GA $57,251

Twin Falls, ID $57,212

Pascagoula, MS $57,128

Kingsport, TN $56,960

Gulfport, MS $56,940

Alexandria, LA $56,727

Fort Smith, AR $56,565

El Paso, TX $56,390

Helena, MT $56,306

Las Cruces, NM $56,098

Harlingen, TX $55,917

Pocatello, ID $55,859

Florence, AL $55,839

Brownsville, TX $55,826

Dothan, AL $55,723

Mcallen, TX $55,691

Columbus, MS $55,211

Altus, OK $54,913

Lawton, OK $54,790

Pierre, SD $54,557

What Skills Can Increase a Trauma Therapist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 10.3% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
First Aid (Mentioned in 2.94% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Discharge Planning (Mentioned in 1.57% Job Postings): Developing a personalized plan to ensure the smooth transition of a patient from a health organization to the patient's home or residential care.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	10.3%
First Aid	2.94%
Discharge Planning	1.57%

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 Trauma Therapist's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Group Therapy: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$68,642	6%
Flexibility	$67,994	5%
Group Therapy	$67,347	4%
Collaboration	$67,347	4%
Commitment	$67,347	4%
Coordination	$67,347	4%

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How Education impacts a Trauma Therapist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Trauma Therapists 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 Trauma Therapist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $61,034 and $64,817).

Trauma Therapist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Trauma Therapist

No Diploma 6.0%

High School 6.0%

Associates 3.7%

Bachelors 69.8%

Masters 19.5%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.0%
High School	6.0%
Associates	3.7%
Bachelors	69.8%
Masters	19.5%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Trauma Therapist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Trauma Therapist'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

$56,444

Average $64,756/year

$70,671

$4,704

Average $5,396/month

$5,889

$1,085

Average $1,245/week

$1,359

$27

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,671	$5,889	$1,359	$34
Average	$64,756	$5,396	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,444	$4,704	$1,085	$27

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Salary Trends for Trauma Therapist

Salaries for a Trauma Therapist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $109,858 in 2023 to around $109,434 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Trauma Therapist salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Trauma Therapist Over Time

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2023

$109,858

2024

$111,187

2025

$109,434

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2023	$109,858
2024	$111,187
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