Physical therapist salary in California: $134,766
25,505 physical therapists are licensed in California, the 1st largest pool in the country and 8.8% of the 288,413 nationwide. The pay figure is a Kandidate estimate built from public salary sources.
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state.
Questions this page answers
How many physical therapists are licensed in California?
25,505 physical therapists hold a practice address in California on the Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS) as of 2026-08-10, 8.8% of the 288,413 nationally.
What does a physical therapist earn in California?
The Kandidate market pay estimate is $134,766 a year, the midpoint of public salary sources (glassdoor.com $146,077, salaryexpert.com $123,454) researched on 2026-09-05. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
How long does a physical therapist role take to fill in California?
About 26 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average. Roughly 12,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
Physical therapists elsewhere: Texas.
Other roles in California: Nurse practitioners, Physician assistants, Registered nurses.
Every role and state on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.