Wages vary depending on the work setting. For example, physical therapists in home health care tend to earn somewhat higher wages than those in other settings.
Full-time physical therapists often receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Physical therapists (SOC 29-1123)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $43.68 | $50.32 | $58.03 |
| Yearly | $90,859 | $104,667 | $120,697 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $40.72 | $47.88 | $51.43 |
| Yearly | $84,697 | $99,583 | $106,970 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $40.61 | $54.12 | $57.02 |
| Yearly | $84,470 | $112,554 | $118,593 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $45.41 | $50.49 | $58.31 |
| Yearly | $94,456 | $105,032 | $121,280 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $43.91 | $47.87 | $53.03 |
| Yearly | $91,331 | $99,557 | $110,297 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $45.41 | $51.53 | $55.19 |
| Yearly | $94,456 | $107,174 | $114,791 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $45.63 | $50.72 | $61.13 |
| Yearly | $94,902 | $105,488 | $127,158 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $39.60 | $47.57 | $52.74 |
| Yearly | $82,360 | $98,949 | $109,699 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $43.50 | $50.20 | $54.36 |
| Yearly | $90,470 | $104,405 | $113,070 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $43.40 | $49.21 | $57.03 |
| Yearly | $90,257 | $102,348 | $118,611 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $45.63 | $51.05 | $56.69 |
| Yearly | $94,903 | $106,179 | $117,919 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $41.39 | $48.18 | $52.17 |
| Yearly | $86,096 | $100,220 | $108,516 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $40.67 | $50.77 | $57.25 |
| Yearly | $84,591 | $105,594 | $119,093 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $39.83 | $48.10 | $54.91 |
| Yearly | $82,857 | $100,049 | $114,218 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $43.52 | $49.07 | $51.59 |
| Yearly | $90,513 | $102,065 | $107,315 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $40.08 | $44.83 | $52.13 |
| Yearly | $83,372 | $93,254 | $108,442 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $42.44 | $51.19 | $60.65 |
| Yearly | $88,271 | $106,493 | $126,148 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $40.85 | $51.01 | $61.66 |
| Yearly | $84,981 | $106,103 | $128,244 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $42.47 | $50.33 | $56.14 |
| Yearly | $88,335 | $104,680 | $116,766 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $45.07 | $49.14 | $51.99 |
| Yearly | $93,739 | $102,203 | $108,147 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $41.80 | $50.41 | $62.14 |
| Yearly | $86,941 | $104,865 | $129,250 | |
| United States | Hourly | $39.41 | $47.94 | $54.63 |
| Yearly | $81,970 | $99,710 | $113,630 | |