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Physical therapist salary in Washington

Open physical therapist jobs in Washington post a median of $60.25 an hour, the middle half $55–$65 (about $125,300 a year full time), $7.25 above the national posted median. From 78 jobs at 32 employers that state their pay.

$60.25
Median posted /hr
$55–$65
Middle half /hr
$125,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$50.94
BLS median in WA
May 2025

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

What physical therapists are paid in Washington

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

Posted hourly rates of 78 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $17.13, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$55–$65/hr

Middle half of 49 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $60.25. 33% of the 235 open physical therapist jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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Physical therapist pay by town in Washington

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Seattle$66.75$33.63–$94.5611 (7)
Bellevue$66$50–$875 (3)
Olympia$58.75$17.13–$78.255 (3)
Wenatchee$55.50$43.36–$67.845 (1)
Silverdale$64$33.63–$94.564 (2)
Tacoma$59.50$17.13–$874 (4)
Spokane$54.50$36.14–$68.594 (1)
Puyallup$62.50$47.46–$78.253 (1)
Yakima$56$44.42–$67.333 (1)
Lacey$54$34.23–$63.263 (3)
Federal Way$40.75$17.13–$72.203 (2)

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 Washington

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MultiCare Health System$61.25$44.42–$78.259
Providence$56.50$24.97–$80.629
Kaiser Permanente$65.75$46.10–$89.695
Compassus$62$47.26–$73.295
Confluence Health$55.50$43.36–$67.845
Seattle Children's$60.25$48.13–$72.204
Olympic Sports and Spine$21.50$17.13–$25.694
UW Medicine$72.75$72.76–$73.113
Overlake Medical Center$66$52.87–$79.313
Kittitas Valley Healthcare$64.25$51–$77.303
Alumus$63$63–$653
CommonSpirit Health$57.25$23.05–$94.562
Jefferson Healthcare$57$45.34–$68.422
UnitedHealth Group$53.75$34.23–$82.212
WhidbeyHealth$51.50$33.45–$75.912
Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1$90$80–$1001
Luna Physical Therapy$68.50$50–$871
Cascade Medical$68$53–$82.841
Genesis HealthCare$65$60–$701
Careage$63$53–$731
Mason Health$60$50–$701
U.S. Physical Therapy$60$55–$651
Snoqualmie Valley Health$59$46.15–$72.061
Colfax Health and Rehabilitation$56.50$53–$601
Anacortes of Cascadia$55$50–$601
BrightSpring Health Services$55$50–$601
Aegis Therapies$54$48–$601
Garfield County Public Hospital District No.1$53.50$47–$601
Caldera Care$52.50$50–$551
Children's Therapy Center$50.25$39.91–$60.601
Fort Vancouver of Cascadia$46.75$42.60–$50.911
Alderwood Health and Rehabilitation$45$451

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (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.

21 open jobs in Washington state a yearly salary: a median of $104,500, the middle half $98,000 to $120,000.

Best-paid open physical therapist jobs in Washington

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

What BLS measures in Washington

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, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physical Therapists (29-1123)$37.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$44.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$50.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$62.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$66.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)5,370 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physical therapist salary in Washington: common questions

How much does a physical therapist make in Washington?

Open physical therapist jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $60.25, the middle half $55–$65 (78 jobs from 32 employers). Full time that is about $125,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $50.94/hr ($105,950 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do physical therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Seattle ($66.75), Bellevue ($66), Olympia ($58.75) and Wenatchee ($55.50). The town table lists 11.

Which employers in Washington pay physical therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UW Medicine ($72.75), Overlake Medical Center ($66) and Kaiser Permanente ($65.75).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($60.25) is $7.25 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 7 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: 78 of 235 open physical therapist jobs in Washington (33%) 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

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

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