Physical Therapist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 306V
- Class code
- 306V
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Physical Therapist 3 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 306V.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
Performs professional physical therapy services including initial assessments, and planning and administering physical therapy for patients with complex disabilities as prescribed by a physician. Incumbents instruct, assign work, and evaluate physical therapy students; or may be the only professional Physical Therapist at a facility with no higher level professional therapy supervision; or within residential facility, incumbents may provide services to one or more assigned units consisting of 80-150 residents as a professional member of an interdisciplinary team.
Examples of the work
Assesses patient status, plans and implements treatment programs which include the use of physical agents, manual therapy and/or therapeutic exercise on patients with problems such as burn, multiple disabilities, complex neurological impairments, acute multi-trauma, or psychiatric or behavioral problems; Instructs, assigns work, and evaluates physical therapy students; Provides advice to individual therapists in area(s) of clinical expertise; Assists in directing and coordinating physical therapy program; Attends and participates in medical rounds and professional meetings with medical consultants; Directs maintenance of orderly and safe environment for effective treatment; circulates throug ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized school of physical therapy or completion of a Physical Therapy program AND one year of experience as a Physical Therapist. OR Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
Current Washington State license to practice as a Physical Therapist. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
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
Physical Therapist 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | $62,218 | $99,502 | $62,218 to $99,502 |
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.