Physiotherapist: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Physiotherapists (SOC 2221)
About £36,858 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +8.3% on last year
£3,859 a month About £3,071 a month after tax 43 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £35,169 in 2021 to £46,303 in 2026 (+32%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £24,356 | £29,384 | £35,169 | £44,308 | x |
| 2022 | £26,664 | £32,785 | £39,338 | £45,844 | x |
| 2023 | £29,442 | £34,195 | £40,975 | £47,821 | x |
| 2024 | £30,359 | £36,210 | £42,248 | £48,967 | x |
| 2025 | £30,766 | £35,701 | £42,756 | £50,640 | x |
| 2026 | £33,026 | £39,342 | £46,303 | £53,486 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £46,303 a year and half earn more. That is 13% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £39,342 and £53,486; one in ten earns less than £33,026.
Ranked by median, it is number 95 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,071 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,015 in Scotland.
Men and women in this occupation have about the same median pay (£46,385 and £46,017).
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £33,026 | £2,752 |
| 20th | £38,382 | £3,199 |
| 25th (P25) | £39,342 | £3,278 |
| 30th | £40,796 | £3,400 |
| 40th | £42,602 | £3,550 |
| Median (50th) | £46,303 | £3,859 |
| 60th | £48,971 | £4,081 |
| 70th | £51,389 | £4,282 |
| 75th (P75) | £53,486 | £4,457 |
| 80th | £55,221 | £4,602 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £46,385 | £47,596 | 18 |
| Women | £46,017 | £46,291 | 25 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £36,858 | £3,071 |
| Scotland | £36,175 | £3,015 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £46,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 9 job titles to SOC 2221 Physiotherapists. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Community physiotherapist
- Electro-therapeutist
- Electro-therapist
- Paediatric physiotherapist
- Physiotherapist
- Physiotherapy practitioner
- Specialist physiotherapist
- Superintendent physiotherapist
- Veterinary physiotherapist
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.