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Physical Therapist 1 pay range

State of Washington · class code 306T

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code: 306T
Salary range: 52
Pay unit: Year
State: Washington

The State of Washington published pay range for Physical Therapist 1 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 306T.
This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.

Step progression

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 52 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.

Basis	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
Annual	$58,392	$59,760	$61,332	$62,880	$64,512	$66,072	$67,704	$69,348	$71,136	$72,900	$74,748	$76,608	$78,504
Monthly	$4,866	$4,980	$5,111	$5,240	$5,376	$5,506	$5,642	$5,779	$5,928	$6,075	$6,229	$6,384	$6,542
Hourly	$27.97	$28.62	$29.37	$30.11	$30.90	$31.64	$32.43	$33.21	$34.07	$34.91	$35.80	$36.69	$37.60

Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.

Class specification

The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.

What the state says the job is

Participates in patient assessment, physical therapy treatment and evaluation.

Examples of the work

Participates in assessing patient status, and in planning and implementing treatment programs using physical agents, manual therapy and/or therapeutic exercise; Participates in writing initial evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, and home programs; Participates as a member of intra- and multi-disciplinary teams in developing treatment goals and evaluating patient progress; Completes daily charge documents; maintains other clinical records; Maintains familiarity with all physical therapy services provided; Maintains clean, safe working environment; Performs related duties as required.

Minimum qualifications

Completion of Physical Therapy program. Physical ability to move patients and equipment.

Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.

Where this comes from

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.

Nearby classes in Washington

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Physical Therapist 1 in other states

State	Minimum	Maximum	Per year at full time
Iowa	$70,075	$108,389	$70,075 to $108,389
Louisiana	$76,690	$138,237	$76,690 to $138,237

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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