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Physical therapist salary in Illinois

Physical therapists in Illinois earn a mean of $109,080 a year and a median of $105,250, 3.6% above the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 9th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$109,080

Mean annual wage

about $52 an hour

$105,250

Median annual wage

9th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

9,800

PTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapists already employed in Illinois, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Physical therapist pay by metro in Illinois

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Chicago	$110,460	$105,720	7,880
Peoria	$103,650	$98,860	300
Rockford	$103,440	$101,340	190
Champaign	$100,260	$97,840	140

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many physical therapists work in Illinois

12,191 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Illinois, 95.8 per 100,000 residents, and 473 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

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