Physical Therapists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$115,890avg. a year
$55.71 an hour · 9,750 employed
Physical Therapists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $115,890 a year. That is $6,690 (5%) less than the California average of $122,580. The U.S. average is $105,280.
$108,170Median pay
$55.71Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
9,750Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for physical therapists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
13,140 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$145,040
$69.73 an hour
21,460 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$140,090
$67.35 an hour
350 jobs
Napa, CA
$136,360
$65.56 an hour
4290 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$135,520
$65.15 an hour
5300 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$132,660
$63.78 an hour
660 jobs
Merced, CA
$132,390
$63.65 an hour
7310 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$129,040
$62.04 an hour
81,610 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$128,040
$61.56 an hour
9160 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$126,730
$60.93 an hour
10310 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$124,100
$59.66 an hour
11400 jobs
Modesto, CA
$124,040
$59.63 an hour
12190 jobs
Salinas, CA
$122,100
$58.70 an hour
13350 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$121,990
$58.65 an hour
142,240 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$121,540
$58.43 an hour
15620 jobs
Fresno, CA
$121,460
$58.39 an hour
16180 jobs
Chico, CA
$121,120
$58.23 an hour
1740 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$119,800
$57.60 an hour
18550 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$119,010
$57.21 an hour
1970 jobs
El Centro, CA
$116,530
$56.03 an hour
202,680 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$114,510
$55.06 an hour
21150 jobs
Redding, CA
$111,990
$53.84 an hour
22190 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$109,920
$52.85 an hour
2370 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$106,920
$51.41 an hour
24230 jobs
Visalia, CA
$103,110
$49.57 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | $140,370 |
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| Pharmacists | $151,100 |
| Dental Hygienists | $112,080 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $115,640 |
| Occupational Therapists | $118,500 |
Questions and answers
How much do physical therapists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $115,890 a year, and the median is $108,170. About 9,750 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $6,690 (5%) less than the California average of $122,580.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1123. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.