Hire physical therapists in California in 26 days
Hiring data, sources and FAQ for physical therapists in California
There are 25,505 physical therapists to hire from in California, the 1st largest pool in the country and 8.8% of the 288,413 nationwide. Kandidate reaches them directly, from your inbox, rather than waiting on applicants. 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 long does it take to hire a physical therapist in California?
About 26 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average, against 44+ days for a typical unaided US hire (SHRM 2024). Roughly 12,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
How many physical therapists can we reach 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. Kandidate reaches them directly rather than waiting on applicants.
What does it cost to hire a physical therapist in California?
Budget around $134,766 a year in pay. That is the Kandidate market estimate, the midpoint of public salary sources (glassdoor.com $146,077, salaryexpert.com $123,454) researched on 2026-09-14. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
- Licensed in California
- 25,505
- Rank among states
- 1st of 56
- Share of the US pool
- 8.8% of 288,413
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10.
Physical therapists elsewhere: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Other roles in California: Nurse practitioners, Occupational therapists, Physical therapy assistants, Physician assistants, Physicians, Registered nurses, Speech-language pathologists.
Every role and state, or the map on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.