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Physical therapist salary in Illinois

Open physical therapist jobs in Illinois post a median of $51 an hour, the middle half $49–$55 (about $106,100 a year full time), $2 below the national posted median. From 182 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$51
Median posted /hr
$49–$55
Middle half /hr
$106,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$50.60
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Physical therapist jobs in Illinois · Physical therapist pay nationwide

What physical therapists are paid in Illinois

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 182 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $31.86, highest $87.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$49–$55/hr

Middle half of 61 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $51. 49% of the 375 open physical therapist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Physical therapist pay by town in Illinois

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Chicago$51.75$41.10–$8714 (5)
Wheaton$53.25$40–$65.5813 (2)
Urbana$55.75$40.84–$70.939 (1)
Rockford$50.75$39.94–$64.728 (1)
Peoria$42.50$39.13–$46.037 (1)
Huntley$53.50$45.23–$61.066 (1)
Tinley Park$56.75$45.23–$69.035 (4)
Arlington Heights$55.25$43.38–$67.245 (2)
Evanston$54$43.38–$67.245 (3)
Warrenville$53.25$44.72–$61.495 (1)
Naperville$52$40–$67.245 (3)
Lisle$49$40–$575 (3)
Schaumburg$59$43.38–$874 (3)
Skokie$55.25$39.44–$67.244 (2)
Elmhurst$53.25$43.38–$67.244 (1)
Geneva$53.25$44.72–$61.064 (1)
Sycamore$53.25$44.72–$61.064 (1)
Gurnee$51.50$40.30–$67.244 (2)
Buffalo Grove$55.25$43.38–$67.243 (1)
Freeport$54.25$38.80–$603 (1)
New Lenox$52$40–$553 (2)
Libertyville$51.50$41.10–$61.653 (1)
Aurora$50$36.96–$60.913 (1)
Batavia$49$40–$573 (1)
Danville$49$39.13–$70.243 (2)
Decatur$47.75$37.71–$59.403 (1)
Washington$42.50$39.13–$46.033 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Physical therapist pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for physical therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$53.25$40.14–$65.5854
Endeavor Health$55.25$39.44–$67.2419
Carle Health$55.50$40.84–$70.9318
OSF HealthCare$42.50$39.13–$46.0313
Advocate Health$51.50$40.30–$61.6511
Duly Health and Care$47.50$40–$559
UW Health$50$39.94–$64.728
Hospital Sisters Health System$47.25$37.71–$59.406
Mercyhealth$54.25$38.80–$604
Genesis HealthCare$59$47–$703
UChicago Medicine$56.75$56.753
Rush-Copley Medical Center$50$36.96–$60.913
Ignite Medical Resorts$49$40–$573
Ascension$48$36.69–$59.303
Sinai Chicago$47.50$47.503
Reliable Home Care Providers$80$75–$852
UnitedHealth Group$55$39.45–$69.032
Silver Cross Hospital$53.50$52–$552
Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation$51.25$45–$552
Trinity Health$49.50$35.89–$62.912
Prime Healthcare$44.75$35.71–$54.302
Select Medical$44$34–$552
Luna Physical Therapy$68.50$50–$871
Ivy Rehab$57.50$50–$651
IMPACT Physical Therapy & Sports Recovery$55$551
Hillsboro Area Hospital$52.75$51.50–$541
SSM Health$51.75$41.45–$62.181
Blessing Hospital$50.25$40.23–$60.351
ORA Orthopedics$50$36–$64.041
AdventHealth$48$31.86–$64.121

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for physical therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

41 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $92,800, the middle half $88,100 to $101,800.

Best-paid open physical therapist jobs in Illinois

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Illinois

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physical Therapists (29-1123)$39.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$46.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$50.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$59.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$67.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)9,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physical therapist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a physical therapist make in Illinois?

Open physical therapist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $51, the middle half $49–$55 (182 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $106,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $50.60/hr ($105,250 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do physical therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($51.75), Wheaton ($53.25), Urbana ($55.75) and Rockford ($50.75). The town table lists 27.

Which employers in Illinois pay physical therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Genesis HealthCare ($59), UChicago Medicine ($56.75) and Carle Health ($55.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($51) is $2 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 9 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 182 of 375 open physical therapist jobs in Illinois (49%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Physical therapist pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapists (SOC 29-1123), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physical therapist salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physical-therapist/illinois

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