Mid-level Physical Therapist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Katy, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Richmond, Stafford.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$98,869
Middle 50%$98.1k–$104.9k
vs. all levels here+1%comparison median $98,114
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,114 and $118,059.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,114
25th$98,114
50th (median)$98,869
75th$104,889
90th$110,434

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $81,120 (17 filings) FY2021: median $78,500 (16 filings) FY2022: median $85,862 (14 filings) FY2023: median $86,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $98,114 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$81,120$81,000$83,20017
FY2021$78,500$68,281$83,65016
FY2022$85,862$76,160$86,00014
FY2023$86,000$85,862$86,19017
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––8
FY2026$98,114$98,114$107,25010

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level Physical Therapist salary of $98,869 is worth about $100,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Houston = 98.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $107,700 in May 2025 (4,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,869, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Fox Rehabilitation Services TXtoo few2
HCA Healthcaretoo few2
Health First Physio Caretoo few2
The Methodist Hospitaltoo few2
Theramedic Rehabtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,360 17
Mid-level · Level II $98,869 18
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$84,427$87,36017
Mid-level · Level II$98,114$98,86918

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.