Physical Therapist salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Indio, Murrieta, San Bernardino, Victorville, Redlands.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$101,920
Middle 50%$93.6k–$121.7k
vs. national median+23%comparison median $82,638
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,792 and $137,114.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,773
25th$93,600
50th (median)$101,920
75th$121,680
90th$134,689

Cost of living

Riverside's median Physical Therapist salary of $101,920 is worth about $95,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Riverside = 106.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $120,110 in May 2025 (2,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,920, 15% lower.

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
Occupational Health Centers of California, A Medicaltoo few2
Transit Physical Therapytoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.