Physiotherapist Salary Canada

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Average Physiotherapist Salary — Physiotherapist Wages in Canada

The table below details the hourly wages for Physiotherapists.

The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 3142.

Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation.

Examples of some job titles are: physiotherapist and physical therapist.

According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average wages are earned in Toronto, Ontario at $37.91 per hour and the lowest average wages are earned in Montreal, Quebec at $27.50 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $70,000 – $80,000.

Employment prospects for physiotherapists are good in Canada. The government forecasts that employment growth for therapy and assessment professionals will be among the strongest of all occupations.

Average Hourly Wages for Physiotherapists in Canada

Location Low Wage
$ per hr		 Average Wage
$ per hr		 High Wage
$ per hr		 Year
Calgary / Banff / Jasper / Rocky Mountain House – Alberta 24.22 37.54 43.61 2011
Edmonton – Alberta 32.73 37.04 47.85 2011
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia 30.49 32.45 37.52 2008/9
Winnipeg – Manitoba 28.25 31.20 34.88 2009
Fredericton – New Brunswick 29.00 32.36 36.87 2010
Halifax – Nova Scotia 23.50 33.15 34.15 2010
Toronto – Ontario 26.55 37.91 41.52 2010
Ottawa – Ontario 32.26 36.67 41.00 2010
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario 29.60 37.14 41.38 2010
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie / Guelph – Ontario 29.60 37.14 41.38 2010
Prince Edward Island 30.05 33.80 37.55 2011
Montreal – Quebec 21.25 27.50 37.75 2008
Saskatoon and Rural West – Saskatchewan 28.10 33.70 37.50 2010


Salary Bands

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:

† Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this.
† High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this.
† Average pay: The average wage in this sector after removing the bottom 10 percent and the top 10 percent of workers. Average pay is then calculated on the remaining 80 percent of workers’ wages.
Examples of physiotherapists’ duties:
›› Assessing and diagnosing patients’ injuries or functional problems and deciding on treatment
›› Planning and implementing programs of physiotherapy
›› Maintaining clinical and statistical records

The 2013 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in health, which includes physiotherapists, is $34.79. The 2013 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1333.20, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment unit of $70,000.

A licence or registration with a regulatory body is required to practise physiotherapy in all provinces. Completion of the Physiotherapy National Exam, administered by the Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulatory Boards, may be required.

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