Physical Therapist pay in California
Median hourly pay in California · BLS May 2025
$59.71
an hour · $124,190 a year
- 10th
- $41.15
- 25th
- $48.46
- Median
- $59.71
- 75th
- $67.91
- 90th
- $78.83
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $41.15/hr, median $59.71/hr, 90th percentile $78.83/hr.
Employed in CA
26,580
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$10.31
U.S. median $49.40/hr
Licensing for physical therapists in California
Physical Therapy Board of California. Board, lookup and requirements
Physical Therapist pay by California metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim9,750 jobs$52.01/hr
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont3,140 jobs$68.26/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad2,680 jobs$54.74/hr
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario2,240 jobs$57.74/hr
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom1,610 jobs$63.19/hr
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara1,460 jobs$66.83/hr
- Fresno620 jobs$59.53/hr
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura550 jobs$56.14/hr
- Modesto400 jobs$60.86/hr
- Stockton-Lodi350 jobs$59.74/hr
- Bakersfield-Delano310 jobs$60.33/hr
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara310 jobs$61.87/hr
- Vallejo300 jobs$68.04/hr
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma290 jobs$67.36/hr
- Visalia230 jobs$50.58/hr
- Salinas190 jobs$61.12/hr
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles190 jobs$48.97/hr
- Chico180 jobs$64.89/hr
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville160 jobs$60.00/hr
- Redding150 jobs$51.91/hr
- El Centro70 jobs$56.22/hr
- Yuba City70 jobs$51.25/hr
- Merced60 jobs$60.58/hr
- Napa50 jobs$66.61/hr
- Hanford-Corcoran40 jobs$61.28/hr
Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by BLS, sorted by number of jobs.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: California, Physical Therapist (SOC 29-1123), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.