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Physical Therapists salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for physical therapists in Honolulu, HI: $101,780/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $83,240 – $124,860 · about 670 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$3,575 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $101,780 has the buying power of about $91,345 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.

Full Honolulu cost of living & taxes →

How Honolulu ranks for this job

On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 47th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 174th.

The headline number flatters Honolulu. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physical therapists here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Honolulu

A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 8.4× 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 $2,980/mo works out at 35% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where physical therapists earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs HonoluluRent vs Honolulu
Santa Rosa, CA $132,870 +31% 0.9×
San Jose, CA $131,930 +30% 1.2×
Sacramento, CA $131,760 +29% 0.8×
San Francisco, CA $131,050 +29% 1.1×

Who hires physical therapists around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Honolulu

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.