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Physical therapist salary in Wisconsin

Open physical therapist jobs in Wisconsin post a median of $51.50 an hour, the middle half $48.50–$55.25 (about $107,100 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 25 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$51.50
Median posted /hr
$49–$55
Middle half /hr
$107,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$48.96
BLS median in WI
May 2025

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

What physical therapists are paid in Wisconsin

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

Posted hourly rates of 25 open jobs in Wisconsin. Lowest posted $35, highest $75.

Posted on open jobs in Wisconsin

$48.50–$55.25/hr

Middle half of 13 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $51.50. 18% of the 142 open physical therapist jobs in Wisconsin state an hourly rate.

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Physical therapist pay by town in Wisconsin

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Madison$52.75$40.16–$60.244 (1)
Green Bay$47.25$37.71–$56.573 (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 Wisconsin

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Advocate Health$51.50$41.10–$61.656
UW Health$55.25$40.16–$60.245
Hospital Sisters Health System$47.25$37.71–$56.574
Sanford Health$48.50$40–$573
Genesis HealthCare$60$35–$752
ClearSky Health$65$651
Beloit Health System$52$41.50–$62.251
Bone and Joint Center, S.C.$49.75$40.38–$58.951
HealthPartners$47.75$46–$49.501
Gundersen Health System$38.50$38.571

Median of each employer's jobs in Wisconsin (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.

9 open jobs in Wisconsin state a yearly salary: a median of $94,800, the middle half $87,500 to $100,000.

Best-paid open physical therapist jobs in Wisconsin

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

What BLS measures in Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physical Therapists (29-1123)$38.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$42.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$48.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$54.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)$59.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)5,580 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physical therapist salary in Wisconsin: common questions

How much does a physical therapist make in Wisconsin?

Open physical therapist jobs in Wisconsin that state an hourly rate post a median of $51.50, the middle half $48.50–$55.25 (25 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $107,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.96/hr ($101,840 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Wisconsin (May 2025).

Where in Wisconsin do physical therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Madison ($52.75) and Green Bay ($47.25). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Wisconsin pay physical therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UW Health ($55.25), Advocate Health ($51.50) and Sanford Health ($48.50).

How does Wisconsin compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Wisconsin ($51.50) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Wisconsin ranks 19 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: 25 of 142 open physical therapist jobs in Wisconsin (18%) 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

Physical therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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 Wisconsin. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physical-therapist/wisconsin

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