Physical Therapist Compensation

The median annual wage of physical therapists was $76,310 in May 2010. The median annual wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $53,620, and the top 10 percent earned more than $107,920.

Physical therapists who own their own practice or who are partners in owning their practice must provide their own benefits and those of their employees.

Most physical therapists work full time. About 29 percent worked part time in 2010.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition