Mid-level Physical Therapist salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Federal Way, Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Mercer Island.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$90,730

Middle 50%$89.5k–$94.6k

vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $90,730

Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,482 and $107,731.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$89,482
25th	$89,482
50th (median)	$90,730
75th	$94,611
90th	$99,050

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	9
FY2021	$83,086	$80,392	$87,020	10
FY2022	$82,971	$82,971	$82,971	15
FY2023	$91,166	$91,166	$91,343	11
FY2024	$94,266	$94,266	$94,266	11
FY2025	–	–	–	9
FY2026	$90,000	$89,482	$94,000	13

Cost of living

Seattle's median mid-level Physical Therapist salary of $90,730 is worth about $81,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $107,290 in May 2025 (2,950 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,730, 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.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Healthcare Clinical Employee Services, P.C.	too few	8
Robert E. Tutland, RPT, Inc., PS	too few	3
Occupational Health Centers of Washington P.S.	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$90,000	31
Mid-level · Level II	$90,730	22
Senior · Level III	too few	2
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$73,819	$90,000	31
Mid-level · Level II	$89,482	$90,730	22

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.