Travel PT, OT and SLP Jobs in Alabama
The 8 travel PT contracts open in Alabama today pay $2,130 to $2,340 a week gross, and the 6 travel SLP contracts pay $2,160 to $2,280; every listing below shows its city, setting and start date. Alabama issues PT Compact privileges, so a PT or PTA with an eligible home-state license can work here on a privilege after passing the Alabama jurisprudence exam.
ProTherapy Staffing has 18 open travel therapy contracts in Alabama — including 8 PT, 2 OT, 6 SLP, 1 PTA, 1 COTA positions. Every position comes with stipends that are non-taxable when you meet the IRS tax-home rules, an unlimited CEU subscription, and a recruiter you can text.
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Travel Therapy in Alabama
Alabama is one of our deeper Southern markets, with consistent SNF demand across small and mid-sized cities throughout the state. Our active inventory leans heavily toward PT contracts in skilled nursing, with regular SLP and OT openings rounding out the mix. The cost of living is among the lowest in the country, which makes the take-home math attractive even at modest gross rates.
Current pay snapshot
Median advertised weekly gross across open Alabama contracts, stipends included, pay data as of 2026-10-05: PT $2,310 (8 contracts), SLP $2,190 (6). OT and PTA each have fewer than the 5 open contracts a published median needs. Every listing on this page shows its own weekly pay. See travel PT pay in Alabama for the full breakdown.
License compact status
Alabama is an actively issuing PT Compact member — PTs and PTAs whose home state is a compact member can typically activate Alabama privilege in 2–4 weeks. Alabama has enacted both the OT Compact and the ASLP-IC (the SLP/audiology compact), but neither is actively issuing privileges yet — OTs and SLPs currently need a full Alabama state license, processed through the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Occupational Therapy, or Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Physical therapists can check which states issue PT Compact privileges, and anyone new to travel therapy can start with the travel therapy guide.
Top markets right now
Active openings cluster in Atmore, Jacksonville, and Eufaula, with regular contracts in Bay Minette, Andalusia, Athens, Bessemer, and Evergreen. Setting mix is concentrated in SNF, consistent with Alabama's strong long-term-care infrastructure across the southern half of the state.
Tax and stipend considerations
Alabama has a flat 5% state income tax, modest compared to neighboring states. Combined with one of the lowest housing cost indexes in the country, the stipend portion of your package, non-taxable when the IRS tax-home rules are met, stretches significantly further than in coastal markets. For travelers maintaining a tax home elsewhere, Alabama contracts often produce strong effective take-home relative to gross.
What makes this state distinctive
Alabama's combination of PT Compact membership, deep SNF inventory, and very low cost of living makes it a quiet workhorse market. The work is steady, PT licensing is fast for compact-state travelers, and the take-home math holds up against states with higher gross rates. For travelers willing to work in smaller cities, Alabama delivers consistent year-round opportunities.
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