There are a lot of variations in the salary of physical therapists in Hawaii depending on the population, work setting or industry.
According to statistics, about 53% of population in Hawaii aged 30 years old and above are physically active. In contrast, about 60% of adolescent does not meet the physical activity requirements. Because of this, the preset set-up of Hawaii do not include a high percentage of people needing rehabilitative care, but would significantly increase in 10 to 20 years time when the teens now would enter adulthood. There is a long-term implication of needing physical therapists in the future. It is projected that the salary of physical therapists would also increase in the next two decades because of increase in demand for the professionals in the long run.
Average Income
The average annual salary of physical therapists in Hawaii is about $56,900. The mean hourly rate is about $27. Physical therapists work on an average of 40 hours a week or up to 2,080 hours a year, excluding overtime.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics presents the average salaries across Hawaii including:
Kailua: $60,000
Honolulu: $54,000
Hilo: $50,000
Median Income
The median salary of physical therapists in Hawaii is about $25 an hour or $50,000 annually. The median salary represents the income of more than half of the physical therapists in the state.
Income Range
The salary range of Hawaii physical therapist is from $22 to $33 per hour or $45,700 to $68,100 per year. The difference in the salary depends on the health facility and location in Hawaii.
State Ranking
Hawaii does not belong to the top ten highest paying states or the top ten lowest paying states in the United States for physical therapist. The national average salary of physical therapists is $36 per hour or $76,000 per year. This means that salary of Physical therapists in Hawaii is 20% lower than the national average.
The following table summarizes the average salary of Physical Therapists per category.
| Facility or Category | Average Annual Salary |
| Clinical Manager Physical Therapists | $75,000 |
| Occupational Health Physical Therapists | $70,000 |
| Travel Physical Therapists | $65,000 |
| Physical Therapist Permanent | $62,000 |
| Physical Therapists in Acute Care | $62,000 |
| Physical Therapists in Out-patient Units | $58,000 |
| Pediatric Physical Therapists | $50,000 |
| Rehabilitation Therapists | $37,000 |
Just because Hawaii is not part of the top ten highest paying states does not mean that the state doesn’t pay well.