Therapist salary in Texas: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Texas, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$46,300 – $106,140
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Texas. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Texas. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Texas, median annual pay ran from $46,300 (marriage and family therapists) to $106,140 (occupational therapists). Physical therapists, the largest of them in Texas (21,870 employed), earned a median of $105,810, compared with $102,760 nationally.
Therapists in Texas at a glance
Physical therapists are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Texas, with 21,870 employed and a median annual wage of $105,810 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Texas, occupational therapists had the highest: $106,140 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
7 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Texas were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Texas
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, Texas | Median hourly | Employed in Texas | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapists | $106,140 | $51.03 | 13,400 | $100,330 | +6% vs national |
| Physical Therapists | $105,810 | $50.87 | 21,870 | $102,760 | +3% vs national |
| Radiation Therapists | $105,770 | $50.85 | 1,000 | $105,310 | same as national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $99,910 | $48.03 | 19,120 | $97,870 | +2% vs national |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $83,660 | $40.22 | 3,640 | $100,580 | -17% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $79,540 | $38.24 | 12,130 | $82,280 | -3% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $74,750 | $35.94 | 1,320 | $77,930 | -4% vs national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $62,630 | $30.11 | 21,400 | $59,350 | +6% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $62,490 | $30.04 | 800 | $61,960 | +1% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $59,370 | $28.54 | 8,630 | $58,450 | +2% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $56,780 | $27.30 | 520 | $59,460 | -5% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $46,630 | $22.42 | 8,220 | $60,280 | -23% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $46,300 | $22.26 | 1,380 | $66,940 | -31% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Texas, 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 Texas.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).