Salaries

Physiotherapists Salary in Ontario

NOC 31202Wages 2023-2024Updated

Licence required in Ontario How to get licensed

Median wage
$46.00 an hour Ontario
Compared with Canada
0.3% lower $0.15 below the Canadian median of $46.15
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
114 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Ontario

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Ontario and CanadaOntario: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00, middle half $38.97 to $50.00. Canada: median $46.15, from $30.00 to $56.21, middle half $39.90 to $50.39.$20$30$40$50$60Ontario: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00, middle half $38.97 to $50.00Ontario$46.00Canada: median $46.15, from $30.00 to $56.21, middle half $39.90 to $50.39Canada$46.15
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Ontario compared with Canada
WageOntarioCanada
Low $25.64 $30.00
Lower quartile $38.97 $39.90
Median $46.00 $46.15
Upper quartile $50.00 $50.39
High $54.00 $56.21
Average $44.38 $45.73

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ontario.

A growing and aging population, along with a backlog of medical procedures, is generating demand for physiotherapy. About 40% of the province’s physiotherapists are self-employed. Outlook data

114 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Ontario.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Ontario

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in OntarioOntario (all regions): median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.75, from $47.00 to $53.18. Toronto: median $47.00, from $25.64 to $54.00. Ottawa: median $46.70, from $37.50 to $50.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.00, from $36.06 to $52.75. Northwest: median $44.90, from $25.00 to $58.00. London: median $44.87, from $23.22 to $55.00. Northeast: median $44.00, from $40.00 to $55.20. Windsor – Sarnia: median $43.94, from $30.52 to $58.74. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $42.72, from $31.50 to $54.13.$20$30$40$50$60Ontario (all regions): median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00Ontario (all regions)$46.00Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.75, from $47.00 to $53.18Kingston – Pembroke$50.75Toronto: median $47.00, from $25.64 to $54.00Toronto$47.00Ottawa: median $46.70, from $37.50 to $50.00Ottawa$46.70Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$46.00Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.00, from $25.64 to $54.00Muskoka – Kawarthas$46.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.00, from $36.06 to $52.75Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$45.00Northwest: median $44.90, from $25.00 to $58.00Northwest$44.90London: median $44.87, from $23.22 to $55.00London$44.87Northeast: median $44.00, from $40.00 to $55.20Northeast$44.00Windsor – Sarnia: median $43.94, from $30.52 to $58.74Windsor – Sarnia$43.94Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $42.72, from $31.50 to $54.13Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$42.72
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Ontario (all regions)$25.64$46.00$54.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$47.00$50.75$53.18Moderate (3 of 5)
Toronto$25.64$47.00$54.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Ottawa$37.50$46.70$50.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$25.64$46.00$54.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$25.64$46.00$54.00Good (4 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$36.06$45.00$52.75Moderate (3 of 5)
Northwest$25.00$44.90$58.00Good (4 of 5)
London$23.22$44.87$55.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$40.00$44.00$55.20Moderate (3 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$30.52$43.94$58.74Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$31.50$42.72$54.13Moderate (3 of 5)

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