Physical Therapist Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
The average Physical Therapist in Wisconsin earns around $98,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $73,922/year ($6,160/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $73,922 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $6,160 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,843 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $36/hr |
Federal Tax | $12,730 |
State Tax | $3,851 |
FICA Taxes | $7,497 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 24.57% |
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Physical Therapist Salary Ranges in Wisconsin
Not all Physical Therapists earn the same — not even close
Wisconsin's physical therapist market is anchored by Aurora Sports Medicine + Orthopedic Institute (Milwaukee + suburban Aurora Sports Medicine clinics — Aurora Advocate is one of the largest sports medicine practices in the upper Midwest), Froedtert + MCW rehabilitation services Milwaukee (academic medical center rehab), UW Health Sports Medicine + Rehabilitation Madison, Marshfield Clinic rehab services rural WI, ThedaCare rehab + Bellin Health rehab Appleton/Green Bay, plus Children's Wisconsin Day Therapy (pediatric Magnet pediatric rehab).
Senior PT (Sports Medicine)
$98,000–$135,000
Aurora Sports Medicine + UW Health Sports Medicine + private sports PT · post-op + return-to-sport
Senior PT (Orthopedic / Spine)
$92,000–$128,000
Aurora + Froedtert + UW + Marshfield ortho rehab · spine + joint replacement post-op specialty
Senior PT (Neurologic / SCI / TBI)
$92,000–$128,000
Froedtert + UW Neuro Rehab · Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Racine · SCI + TBI + stroke specialty
Senior PT (Pediatric)
$88,000–$120,000
Children's Wisconsin Day Therapy · American Family Children's · MCW Pediatrics · developmental specialty
Senior PT (Cardiac / Pulmonary Rehab)
$88,000–$120,000
Aurora St. Luke's + Froedtert + UW · post-MI + heart failure + COPD rehab
Senior PT (Acute Care / ICU)
$92,000–$128,000
Froedtert + UW Health + Aurora acute care PT · early mobility + ICU PT specialty
Senior PT (Geriatric / Home Health)
$85,000–$118,000
Home health + SNF PT · LHC Group WI · senior staff band
Mid-Career PT (3-7 yrs)
$75,000–$95,000
Functional staff PT at WI health system · transitioning to senior band
New Grad DPT (0-2 yrs)
$65,000–$85,000
Marquette DPT + UW-Madison DPT + UW-La Crosse DPT + Concordia DPT pipeline · entry band
PT Director / Clinic Manager
$108,000–$155,000
Clinic + outpatient PT operations leadership · WI Fortune 500 health system
Worth knowing: Aurora Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Institute is one of the largest sports medicine practices in the upper Midwest and a feature most national PT-career surveys understate for WI. Aurora Sports Medicine (post-2018 Aurora Advocate merger, ~50 clinic sites across WI with substantial physical therapy + athletic training + orthopedic specialty practice, official team medical provider for the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team + Milwaukee Brewers MLB team + Marquette Athletics) operates substantial sports medicine PT supporting senior sports PTs at $98-135K TC. Marquette University DPT Milwaukee is one of the largest DPT-granting institutions in WI (alongside UW-Madison DPT + UW-La Crosse DPT + Concordia DPT). Froedtert + MCW Milwaukee operates substantial academic rehab including PM&R residency training. UW Health Madison operates one of the country's top academic rehabilitation programs — UW Health Rehabilitation is consistently top-30 nationally. Marshfield Clinic Health System operates substantial rural-WI rehab across 60+ clinic sites. WI's 7.65% top bracket has limited impact on PT comp — most senior PT comp lands $90-130K so the WI bracket impact is moderate, but the WI/MN delta is meaningful at PT director / DPT-faculty levels.
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