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    PT salary in Hawaii

    What PT roles are advertised at, and the Hawaii factors that change the number.

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    How much does a PT earn in Hawaii?

    Federal wage data for Hawaii puts the median for physical therapists at $101,700 a year, with the middle of the market between $78,630 and $123,280 and about 950 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Island geography makes coverage the hiring constraint. Employers recruit for permanence rather than volume, and neighbour-island roles carry travel expectations. Nationally, the PT roles we recruit are advertised at roughly $80k – $112k; the national PT salary guide sets out the entry, mid-career and senior figures behind that.

    PT advertised pay by experience

    Entry
    $80k
    First role after certification
    Mid-career
    $95k
    Two to five years, full caseload
    Senior
    $112k
    Supervisory scope or specialist skill

    Official Hawaii wage data

    Federal wage data for Hawaii puts the median for physical therapists at $101,700 a year, with the middle of the market between $78,630 and $123,280 and about 950 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025).

    Median
    $101,700
    Mean
    $101,050
    10th percentile
    $78,630
    90th percentile
    $123,280

    Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. State wage tables

    What changes a PT offer in Hawaii

    • Physical Therapist practice in Hawaii is regulated by the state board for that therapy profession (speech-language pathology and audiology, occupational therapy or physical therapy, depending on the credential), not by the counseling boards. We do not publish HI-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date.
    • Setting: Pediatric clinics, Schools, Rehab hospitals price differently for the same credential.
    • Caseload cap and billable or productivity target, which decide whether a bonus is real.
    • Metro cost of living within the state; a city premium is not the same as a better offer.
    • Scarcity: Moderate overall, tight in pediatric and school-based work.

    How to read the HI figures

    The federal estimates above are the official Hawaii picture for physical therapists, published annually and lagging the market by about a year. What we publish alongside them is what we actually see advertised on roles we recruit today. Use the federal median as a floor for negotiation and the advertised range as the live signal.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data

    Last reviewed August 2026.

    Live PT roles in Hawaii

    No live PT roles in Hawaii right now. Tell us your license status and target setting and we will contact you when the next Hawaii search opens.

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    How to work as a PT in Hawaii

    1. 1

      Confirm the credential

      State licensure; Doctor of Physical Therapy. This is the baseline every Hawaii employer screens on before anything else.

    2. 2

      Check the HI requirement

      Physical Therapist practice in Hawaii is regulated by the state board for that therapy profession (speech-language pathology and audiology, occupational therapy or physical therapy, depending on the credential), not by the counseling boards. We do not publish HI-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date.

    3. 3

      Check the multi-state routes

      PSYPACT: confirm current status with the state board; Counseling Compact: not a member state Compact participation changes, so confirm the current position with the Hawaii board rather than a secondary source.

    4. 4

      Build board processing into your start date

      Processing time, not eligibility, is the usual cause of a delayed start. Agree a start date with the licensing timeline already in it.

    5. 5

      Match the credential to open work

      Compare the advertised range for PT roles, roughly $80k – $112k, against the live Hawaii vacancies on this page, or join the talent network to be contacted when the next Hawaii search opens.

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    PT pay and licensure in Hawaii: common questions

    Do you need a license to work as a PT in Hawaii?
    Physical Therapist practice in Hawaii is regulated by the state board for that therapy profession (speech-language pathology and audiology, occupational therapy or physical therapy, depending on the credential), not by the counseling boards. We do not publish HI-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date. Confirm the current position with the Hawaii board before you accept a start date, as processing time is the usual cause of a delayed start.
    What is the average PT salary in Hawaii?
    Federal wage data for Hawaii puts the median for physical therapists at $101,700 a year, with the middle of the market between $78,630 and $123,280 and about 950 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Advertised pay on the PT roles we recruit nationally sits at roughly $80k – $112k, and offers land inside that band according to setting, caseload and metro cost of living.
    Does PT pay in Hawaii differ from the rest of the US?
    We publish advertised pay on the roles we recruit, not a Hawaii average. Across the US those PT roles are advertised at roughly $80k – $112k, and where a Hawaii offer lands inside that band is driven by setting, caseload and metro cost of living. For an official comparison, Hawaii median pay for physical therapists is $101,700; treat that as a negotiating floor.
    Where are the PT jobs in Hawaii?
    Island geography makes coverage the hiring constraint. Employers recruit for permanence rather than volume, and neighbour-island roles carry travel expectations. The live PT vacancies we hold in Hawaii are listed on this page; when nothing is open there today, the national PT board carries every role we currently hold.
    Who employs PTs in Hawaii?
    The employers hiring this credential are pediatric clinics, schools, rehab hospitals, early intervention, home health. Which of those dominates in Hawaii follows the local funding and provider mix rather than any national pattern, and it is the single biggest driver of what an offer looks like: the same PT is priced differently by a center-based provider, a school district and a hospital system.
    What do employers look for when hiring a PT in Hawaii?
    First, the credential and the right to practise: state licensure; doctor of physical therapy. Physical Therapist practice in Hawaii is regulated by the state board for that therapy profession (speech-language pathology and audiology, occupational therapy or physical therapy, depending on the credential), not by the counseling boards. We do not publish HI-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date. After that, hiring managers screen on the specifics of the work — caseload size you have carried, the settings you have worked in, supervision responsibility, and documentation or payer experience. Availability matters too: a realistic start date that accounts for board processing usually beats a stronger resume that cannot start.
    What does the salary range on this page actually mean?
    Two different things, kept separate on purpose. $80k – $112k is what PT roles we recruit are advertised at across the US — a live market signal, not a survey. The federal figures are official Hawaii estimates for physical therapists: $101,700 median, with $78,630 at the 10th percentile and $123,280 at the 90th. They cover the whole occupation in the state, are published annually and lag the market by roughly a year, so read the median as a negotiating floor rather than a target. Neither number is an offer; where you land inside a range is set by setting, caseload and metro cost of living.

    PT pay in other states

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    Hiring PTs in Hawaii

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