Physical Therapist salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Santa Ana, Long Beach, Anaheim, City Of Industry, Gardena.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$112,320
Middle 50%$103.8k–$116.9k
vs. national median+36%comparison median $82,638
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,914 and $144,682.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,664
25th$103,792
50th (median)$112,320
75th$116,860
90th$123,552

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $99,840 (19 filings) FY2021: median $92,498 (28 filings) FY2022: median $96,720 (19 filings) FY2023: median $94,765 (13 filings) FY2024: median $93,446 (22 filings) FY2025: median $112,320 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 28
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$99,840$86,320$111,28019
FY2021$92,498$89,211$100,09028
FY2022$96,720$84,100$104,39719
FY2023$94,765$92,601$101,92013
FY2024$93,446$83,200$108,52422
FY2025$112,320$104,000$114,40017
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Physical Therapist salary of $112,320 is worth about $98,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $108,170 in May 2025 (9,750 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,320, 4% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Interface Rehabtoo few8
Hsueh-Shan Physical Therapytoo few2
Select CS Physical Therapy, P.C.too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $112,320 11
Senior · Level III too few 3
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
Mid-level · Level II$103,168$112,32011

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.