Physical Therapists salary in San Francisco, CA

Median pay for physical therapists in San Francisco, CA: $131,050/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $93,760 – $162,540 · about 2,920 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$32,845 (+33%).

What it's really worth in San Francisco

With San Francisco's cost of living at 118 (US=100), that $131,050 has the buying power of about $111,484 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $129,315 · median home $1,149,215 · median rent $3,258/mo.

Full San Francisco cost of living & taxes →

How San Francisco ranks for this job

On raw pay, San Francisco, CA is 4th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once San Francisco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so San Francisco sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in San Francisco

A median home in San Francisco, CA costs $1,149,215 — about 8.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $3,258/mo works out at 30% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physical therapists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to San Francisco.

Metro	Median pay	vs San Francisco	Rent vs San Francisco
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+1%	0.8×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+1%	1.1×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+1%	0.7×
Vallejo, CA	$123,410	−6%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs San Francisco	Rent vs San Francisco
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+1%	0.8×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+1%	1.1×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+1%	0.7×
Vallejo, CA	$123,410	−6%	0.7×

Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physical therapists around San Francisco

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Kaiser Permanente · Healthcare
• UC San Francisco · Education

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