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AI for physical therapy practices in Washington

The Washington metro area had 910 physical therapy practices in 2022, the 8th most of 387 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 7,204 people at an average of $50,945 a year. 74% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Physical therapy practices in Washington vs the US

Washington metroUnited States
Businesses91050,883
People employed7,204464,527
Average staff per business7.99.1
Average yearly pay per employee$50,945$47,078
Share with fewer than 10 staff74%78%

Pay here is 8% higher than the national average for physical therapy practices, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average physical therapy practice here has 7.9 people on payroll, 13% lower than the US figure of 9.1.

How big physical therapy practices in Washington are

Fewer than 5 staff444 (49%) US 55%
5 to 9230 (25%) US 23%
10 to 19176 (19%) US 14%
20 to 4947 (5%) US 6%
50 or more13 (1%) US 2%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Physical therapy practices by county in the Washington area

Fairfax County has the most, with 186 of the metro's 910 (20%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Washington ranks 4th for average pay and 8th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Fairfax County1861,344$52,080
Montgomery County1851,440$49,671
District of Columbia107596$58,854
Prince George's County104832$51,352
Loudoun County71678$39,507
Prince William County50390$47,541
Frederick County45518$48,728
Alexandria city32176$62,500
Arlington County20136$56,721
Stafford County18198$43,308
Charles County17140$47,879
Spotsylvania County16110$40,882

8 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a physical therapy practice first

A physical therapy clinic can use AI for the work around the treatment: catching referrals quickly, getting the full plan of care onto the calendar, reminding patients about their home exercises, and trimming paperwork. Treatment decisions and clinical notes stay with your therapists. Start with the step where patients most often drop away.

What your team's admin hours cost in Washington

Change any number. The starting values are the Washington averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$76,800 a year

The share you would hand off$23,040 a year

Hours your team gets back960 a year

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Guides for physical therapy practices, one job each

Physical therapy practices in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles2,134$43,0782nd
New York4,700$46,8801st
Chicago2,043$47,5003rd
Miami1,694$41,6304th
Dallas1,031$53,8826th
Houston657$48,86513th
Atlanta933$50,9247th
Philadelphia1,178$54,3135th
Boston688$52,71012th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 621340 (Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists), for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (23 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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