Physical Therapist salary in Washington

Official occupation: 29-1123 Physical Therapists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Washington, the median physical therapist earns $105,950 a year, 3% above the United States median of $102,760.

It ranks 7th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $78,300 and the 90th at $137,560 (a ratio of 1.8).

About 5,370 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.88).

For context, the median across all occupations in Washington is $62,990, so this role pays 1.7 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureWashingtonNational
Median annual pay Observed$105,950United States: $102,760
Mean annual pay Observed$108,550United States: $105,280
10th percentile Observed$78,300United States: $77,140
25th percentile Observed$92,490United States: $86,160
75th percentile Observed$129,390United States: $121,160
90th percentile Observed$137,560United States: $135,140
Median hourly pay Observed$50.94United States: $49.40
Employment (jobs) Observed5,370
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.512
Location quotient Observed0.88
Difference from United States median ($102,760) Derived+3%
Rank among 51 states Derived7
Ratio to Washington all-occupation median ($62,990) Derived1.68×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.76

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 5. Maryland$106,890
  2. 6. New Mexico$106,880
  3. 7. Washington$105,950
  4. 8. Texas$105,810
  5. 9. Illinois$105,250

Largest cities in Washington: Seattle, Tri-Cities, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.