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

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

How does experience change A Physiotherapist's salary?

A Physiotherapist's salary grows with experience: a Physical Therapist I (0-2 years)earns $88,881, a Physiotherapist (2-4 years)earns $103,662, a Physical Therapist III (4-7 years)earns $119,617, a Physical Therapy Supervisor (7+ years)earns $104,705, a Physical Therapy Manager (7+ years)earns $123,575,

What are the highest paying states for a Physiotherapist?

Physiotherapist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Physiotherapist roles are District of Columbia $115,598, California $115,160, Massachusetts $113,625. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Physiotherapist roles make?

Salaries for Physiotherapist level roles vary by specialization: Sports Physiotherapist: $121,685.

How do different companies affect a Physiotherapist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Physiotherapist 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.

Physiotherapist Salary in the United States

How much does a Physiotherapist make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Physiotherapist in the United States is $104,406 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,757
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,637 to $114,535
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,742

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Physiotherapist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,535	$9,545	$2,203	$55
Average	$104,406	$8,701	$2,008	$50
25th Percentile	$94,637	$7,886	$1,820	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Physiotherapist Salaries

A Physiotherapist'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 Physiotherapist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Physiotherapist'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): $88,881
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,662
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,617
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,705
Expert (over 8 years): $123,575

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Physical ... Level Physiotherapist	$88,881
Physiothe... Level Physiotherapist	$103,662
Physical ... Level Physiotherapist	$119,617
Physical ... Level Physiotherapist	$104,705
Physical ... Level Physiotherapist	$123,575

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How Do Physiotherapist 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 Physiotherapists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $115,598.
California: $115,160.
Massachusetts: $113,625.

District of Columbia $115,598 California $115,160 Massachusetts $113,625 Washington $113,207 New Jersey $113,166 Alaska $113,019 Connecticut $111,579 New York $110,994

Hawaii $109,125 Rhode Island $108,248 Maryland $107,653 Minnesota $106,839 Colorado $106,525 Illinois $106,421 Oregon $106,024 Delaware $105,732

New Hampshire $105,548 Virginia $105,137 Pennsylvania $103,936 Nevada $103,331 North Dakota $103,132 Michigan $102,819 Wisconsin $102,704 Vermont $102,474

Texas $101,838 Maine $101,796 Arizona $101,733 Ohio $101,660 Georgia $100,700 Indiana $100,219 Wyoming $100,125 Utah $99,979

Iowa $99,917 Kansas $99,415 Louisiana $99,269 North Carolina $99,217 Missouri $99,196 Florida $98,789 Montana $98,570 Nebraska $98,361

Kentucky $98,246 South Carolina $97,828 Tennessee $97,567 Idaho $97,463 New Mexico $96,701 Oklahoma $96,534 Alabama $95,918 South Dakota $94,884

Arkansas $94,320 West Virginia $94,018 Mississippi $93,109

Top Paying Cities for Physiotherapists

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: $131,687
San Francisco: $130,245
Oakland: $127,501

San Jose, CA $131,687

San Francisco, CA $130,245

Oakland, CA $127,501

New York, NY $120,212

Paramus, NJ $118,750

Queens Village, NY $118,745

Passaic, NJ $118,646

Bergenfield, NJ $118,637

Stamford, CT $118,407

Huntington, NY $118,364

Newark, NJ $117,592

Bridgeport, CT $117,372

Vallejo, CA $117,164

New Brunswick, NJ $117,123

Petaluma, CA $117,060

Middlesex, NJ $116,862

Somerset, NJ $116,789

Santa Cruz, CA $116,653

Boston, MA $116,016

Monterey, CA $115,649

Seattle, WA $115,410

Santa Rosa, CA $115,390

Los Angeles, CA $115,358

Juneau, AK $115,087

Washington, DC $114,972

Orange, CA $114,600

Santa Ana, CA $114,325

Long Beach, CA $114,220

Anaheim, CA $114,199

Anchorage, AK $114,147

Santa Maria, CA $113,834

Everett, WA $113,813

Danbury, CT $113,445

Bremerton, WA $113,301

Tacoma, WA $112,926

New Suffolk, NY $112,923

Sacramento, CA $112,894

Santa Barbara, CA $112,779

Trenton, NJ $112,665

San Diego, CA $112,665

Brockton, MA $112,550

Fairbanks, AK $112,294

Lompoc, CA $112,028

Lowell, MA $111,943

Ventura, CA $111,923

Nashua, NH $111,902

Stockton, CA $111,892

Modesto, CA $111,130

Poughkeepsie, NY $110,900

Olympia, WA $110,702

Kennewick, WA $110,702

New Haven, CT $110,660

Lawrence, MA $110,284

Hartford, CT $110,180

Riverside, CA $110,159

New Bedford, MA $110,054

Richland, WA $110,054

Bakersfield, CA $109,908

San Bernardino, CA $109,866

New Britain, CT $109,856

Atlantic City, NJ $109,856

New London, CT $109,814

Norwich, CT $109,783

Portsmouth, NH $109,762

Boulder, CO $109,541

Portland, OR $109,397

Worcester, MA $109,386

Minneapolis, MN $109,063

Philadelphia, PA $108,916

Honolulu, HI $108,572

Saint Paul, MN $108,522

Vineland, NJ $108,499

Providence, RI $108,196

Chicago, IL $107,893

Bellingham, WA $107,768

Springfield, MA $107,684

Baltimore, MD $107,653

Chico, CA $107,392

Pittsfield, MA $107,110

Manchester, NH $106,912

Spokane, WA $106,452

Denver, CO $106,442

Albany, NY $105,951

Troy, NY $105,909

Nassau, NY $105,798

Schenectady, NY $105,690

Wilmington, DE $105,607

Burlington, VT $105,461

Salem, OR $105,419

Portland, ME $105,095

Yakima, WA $104,991

Rochester, MN $104,667

Reno, NV $104,615

Fresno, CA $104,615

Milwaukee, WI $104,521

Detroit, MI $104,416

Ann Arbor, MI $104,399

Allentown, PA $104,385

Colorado Springs, CO $104,208

Syracuse, NY $104,155

Carson City, NV $104,155

Houston, TX $104,009

Eugene, OR $103,957

Gary, IN $103,832

Springfield, OR $103,748

Bismarck, ND $103,727

Galveston, TX $103,654

Medford, OR $103,498

Fort Collins, CO $103,456

Concord, NH $103,404

Austin, TX $103,372

Mesa, AZ $103,153

Reading, PA $103,143

Phoenix, AZ $103,132

Dallas, TX $103,101

Saint Cloud, MN $103,001

Madison, WI $102,861

Utica, NY $102,579

Rochester, NY $102,412

Des Moines, IA $102,401

Raleigh, NC $102,391

Atlanta, GA $102,234

Battle Creek, MI $102,203

Salt Lake City, UT $102,172

Lancaster, PA $102,015

Harrisburg, PA $101,869

Kansas City, MO $101,765

Champaign, IL $101,744

Kansas City, KS $101,744

Fort Worth, TX $101,733

Columbus, OH $101,715

Boca Raton, FL $101,691

Pittsburgh, PA $101,650

Richmond, VA $101,608

Indianapolis, IN $101,587

Cleveland, OH $101,577

Las Vegas, NV $101,451

Cincinnati, OH $101,451

Petersburg, VA $101,295

Huntsville, AL $101,138

Lansing, MI $101,068

Lebanon, PA $101,055

Pueblo, CO $101,044

Appleton, WI $101,013

Buffalo, NY $100,971

Dayton, OH $100,940

Racine, WI $100,919

Charlotte, NC $100,908

Saint Louis, MO $100,877

York, PA $100,814

Elkhart, IN $100,814

Gastonia, NC $100,795

Billings, MT $100,770

Beaumont, TX $100,741

Lorain, OH $100,720

Benton Harbor, MI $100,700

Toledo, OH $100,679

Binghamton, NY $100,627

Rock Hill, SC $100,616

Rockford, IL $100,564

Springfield, IL $100,522

Elyria, OH $100,512

Fargo, ND $100,512

Flagstaff, AZ $100,439

Fort Lauderdale, FL $100,376

Duluth, MN $100,313

Miami, FL $100,313

Cheyenne, WY $100,240

Grand Forks, ND $100,240

Bangor, ME $100,011

Cedar Rapids, IA $99,896

Durham, NC $99,852

Louisville, KY $99,843

Grand Rapids, MI $99,823

Hialeah, FL $99,812

Casper, WY $99,666

Scranton, PA $99,541

New Orleans, LA $99,509

Virginia Beach, VA $99,499

Akron, OH $99,447

Peoria, IL $99,311

Sarasota, FL $99,290

Nashville, TN $99,217

Omaha, NE $99,217

Green Bay, WI $99,217

Baton Rouge, LA $99,165

Charleston, SC $99,144

Jamestown, NY $99,092

Davenport, IA $99,092

Tucson, AZ $99,040

Saint Petersburg, FL $98,977

Tampa, FL $98,956

Evansville, IN $98,893

Port Arthur, TX $98,893

Bradenton, FL $98,852

Santa Fe, NM $98,664

Orlando, FL $98,476

Clearwater, FL $98,444

Canton, OH $98,225

La Crosse, WI $98,225

Albuquerque, NM $98,163

Newport News, VA $98,152

High Point, NC $98,121

Ogden, UT $98,079

Corpus Christi, TX $97,995

Norfolk, VA $97,933

Laramie, WY $97,933

Rock Island, IL $97,870

Saginaw, MI $97,849

Jacksonville, FL $97,839

Salisbury, NC $97,818

Boise, ID $97,797

Moline, IL $97,745

Fort Myers, FL $97,714

Memphis, TN $97,693

Tulsa, OK $97,640

Waterloo, IA $97,578

Spartanburg, SC $97,473

Lincoln, NE $97,421

Fort Wayne, IN $97,400

Provo, UT $97,390

Cedar Falls, IA $97,265

San Antonio, TX $97,223

Greensboro, NC $97,181

South Bend, IN $97,171

Savannah, GA $97,056

Muskegon, MI $97,014

Birmingham, AL $97,004

Winston Salem, NC $96,952

Lake Charles, LA $96,701

Anderson, IN $96,680

Lexington, KY $96,649

Augusta, GA $96,617

Greenville, SC $96,617

Lima, OH $96,534

Wichita, KS $96,523

Tuscaloosa, AL $96,523

Columbia, SC $96,429

Springfield, OH $96,409

Asheville, NC $96,241

Bloomington, IN $96,168

Knoxville, TN $95,793

Shreveport, LA $95,782

Wilmington, NC $95,646

Roanoke, VA $95,646

Topeka, KS $95,458

Frankfort, KY $95,447

Oklahoma City, OK $95,375

Chillicothe, OH $95,333

Longview, TX $95,323

Melbourne, FL $95,312

Sioux Falls, SD $95,145

Mobile, AL $95,135

Terre Haute, IN $95,093

Altoona, PA $95,030

Amarillo, TX $94,957

Killeen, TX $94,926

Fayetteville, AR $94,842

Chattanooga, TN $94,811

Sioux City, IA $94,717

Idaho Falls, ID $94,696

Lynchburg, VA $94,613

Gainesville, FL $94,477

Portsmouth, OH $94,425

Little Rock, AR $94,404

Lafayette, LA $94,362

Youngstown, OH $94,362

Daytona Beach, FL $94,299

Clarksville, TN $94,289

Pensacola, FL $94,279

Temple, TX $94,271

Hopkinsville, KY $93,965

Erie, PA $93,945

Florence, SC $93,903

Charleston, WV $93,736

Great Falls, MT $93,684

Macon, GA $93,537

Tallahassee, FL $93,527

Fayetteville, NC $93,506

Waco, TX $93,485

Helena, MT $93,412

Pine Bluff, AR $93,372

Vincennes, IN $93,245

Lubbock, TX $93,203

Alamogordo, NM $93,141

Twin Falls, ID $93,047

Rapid City, SD $93,015

Jackson, MS $92,827

Huntington, WV $92,820

Greenville, MS $92,817

Parkersburg, WV $92,710

Montgomery, AL $92,692

Wichita Falls, TX $92,587

Springfield, MO $92,587

Biloxi, MS $92,535

Monroe, LA $92,431

Johnstown, PA $92,358

Sumter, SC $92,316

Columbus, GA $92,305

Pascagoula, MS $92,107

Abilene, TX $92,107

Kingsport, TN $91,836

Albany, GA $91,836

Gulfport, MS $91,804

Alexandria, LA $91,460

Fort Smith, AR $91,199

El Paso, TX $90,917

Las Cruces, NM $90,447

Harlingen, TX $90,182

Pocatello, ID $90,165

Florence, AL $90,029

Brownsville, TX $90,008

Mcallen, TX $89,789

Dothan, AL $89,643

Columbus, MS $89,023

Altus, OK $88,536

Lawton, OK $88,338

Pierre, SD $87,962

What Skills Can Increase a Physiotherapist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.47% 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.
CPR (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
HIPAA (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.47%
CPR	2.4%
HIPAA	1.82%

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 Physiotherapist's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Environmental Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Management Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$113,803	9%
Environmental Safety	$112,758	8%
Management Skills	$111,714	7%
Clinical Leadership	$110,670	6%
Quality Improvement	$109,626	5%
Written Communication	$108,582	4%

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How Education impacts a Physiotherapist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Physiotherapists enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Physiotherapist with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $99,941 and $104,693).

Physiotherapist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Physiotherapist

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 1.2%

Associates 1.4%

Bachelors 16.6%

Masters 55.5%

Doctorate 25.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	1.2%
Associates	1.4%
Bachelors	16.6%
Masters	55.5%
Doctorate	25.1%

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Physiotherapist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Physiotherapist'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 June 01, 2026

$94,637

Average $104,406/year

$114,535

$7,886

Average $8,701/month

$9,545

$1,820

Average $2,008/week

$2,203

$45

Average $50/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,535	$9,545	$2,203	$55
Average	$104,406	$8,701	$2,008	$50
25th Percentile	$94,637	$7,886	$1,820	$45

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Salary Trends for Physiotherapist

Salaries for a Physiotherapist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,974 in 2023 to around $69,970 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Physiotherapist salary trends, .

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2023

$71,974

2024

$71,093

2025

$69,970

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2023	$71,974
2024	$71,093
2025	$69,970
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