Therapist salary in Florida: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Florida, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$49,680 – $101,040
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Florida. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Florida. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Florida, median annual pay ran from $49,680 (massage therapists) to $101,040 (physical therapists). “Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”, the largest of them in Florida (29,750 employed), earned a median of $56,790, compared with $59,350 nationally.
Therapists in Florida at a glance
“Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors” are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Florida, with 29,750 employed and a median annual wage of $56,790 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Florida, physical therapists had the highest: $101,040 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
2 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Florida were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Florida
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Florida | Median hourly | Employed in Florida | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapists | $101,040 | $48.58 | 16,290 | $102,760 | -2% vs national |
| Radiation Therapists | $100,920 | $48.52 | 1,280 | $105,310 | -4% vs national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $99,990 | $48.07 | 10,080 | $97,870 | +2% vs national |
| Occupational Therapists | $99,360 | $47.77 | 10,650 | $100,330 | -1% vs national |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $85,610 | $41.16 | 3,040 | $100,580 | -15% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $81,160 | $39.02 | 8,820 | $82,280 | -1% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $64,600 | $31.06 | 440 | $77,930 | -17% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $60,100 | $28.89 | 330 | $59,460 | +1% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $57,980 | $27.87 | 640 | $61,960 | -6% vs national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $56,790 | $27.30 | 29,750 | $59,350 | -4% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $56,400 | $27.12 | 930 | $66,940 | -16% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $51,590 | $24.80 | 5,150 | $60,280 | -14% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $49,680 | $23.88 | 9,280 | $58,450 | -15% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Florida, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Therapists page. BLS publishes no therapist-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Florida.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).