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 | $47.42 | $52.02 | $60.75 |
| Yearly | $98,626 | $108,196 | $126,361 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $40.66 | $48.36 | $61.46 |
| Yearly | $84,562 | $100,579 | $127,849 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $42.79 | $48.30 | $59.22 |
| Yearly | $89,003 | $100,447 | $123,174 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $47.94 | $52.24 | $61.12 |
| Yearly | $99,696 | $108,657 | $127,134 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $48.74 | $62.08 | $72.97 |
| Yearly | $101,367 | $129,119 | $151,767 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $50.47 | $52.46 | $59.65 |
| Yearly | $104,987 | $109,104 | $124,077 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $49.63 | $52.86 | $61.21 |
| Yearly | $103,235 | $109,946 | $127,310 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $40.85 | $49.75 | $59.10 |
| Yearly | $84,982 | $103,497 | $122,926 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $48.99 | $52.36 | $63.84 |
| Yearly | $101,915 | $108,894 | $132,791 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $45.56 | $49.88 | $62.44 |
| Yearly | $94,775 | $103,738 | $129,876 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $51.19 | $53.54 | $62.79 |
| Yearly | $106,488 | $111,348 | $130,610 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $49.52 | $52.23 | $57.92 |
| Yearly | $103,001 | $108,638 | $120,465 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $47.01 | $51.54 | $62.57 |
| Yearly | $97,782 | $107,210 | $130,163 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $46.81 | $49.42 | $58.84 |
| Yearly | $97,381 | $102,789 | $122,400 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $45.99 | $48.86 | $58.81 |
| Yearly | $95,663 | $101,622 | $122,325 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $45.18 | $51.41 | $58.82 |
| Yearly | $93,977 | $106,927 | $122,343 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $42.13 | $49.58 | $66.82 |
| Yearly | $87,627 | $103,124 | $138,985 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $48.88 | $50.08 | $61.35 |
| Yearly | $101,677 | $104,172 | $127,603 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $39.68 | $56.68 | $71.11 |
| Yearly | $82,533 | $117,895 | $147,912 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $50.33 | $57.13 | $62.44 |
| Yearly | $104,697 | $118,818 | $129,881 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $43.12 | $51.61 | $56.77 |
| Yearly | $89,709 | $107,334 | $118,083 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $39.77 | $41.15 | $56.94 |
| Yearly | $82,730 | $85,595 | $118,436 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $42.77 | $49.72 | $61.67 |
| Yearly | $88,975 | $103,429 | $128,276 | |
| United States | Hourly | $41.42 | $49.40 | $58.25 |
| Yearly | $86,160 | $102,760 | $121,160 | |