Travel PT, OT and SLP Jobs in Maryland
The 15 travel PT contracts open in Maryland today pay $2,130 to $2,340 a week gross, and the 14 PTA contracts pay $1,260 to $1,820; every listing below shows its city, setting and start date. Maryland issues PT Compact privileges, so a PT or PTA with an eligible home-state license can work here on a privilege after passing the Maryland jurisprudence exam.
ProTherapy Staffing has 53 open travel therapy contracts in Maryland — including 15 PT, 8 OT, 6 SLP, 14 PTA, 10 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 Maryland
Maryland is one of our deepest Mid-Atlantic markets, with consistent SNF demand spread across the DC suburbs, Baltimore metro, the Eastern Shore, and Western Maryland. Inventory spans all major disciplines, and proximity to DC means travelers can live in Maryland while working contracts across multiple jurisdictions.
Current pay snapshot
Median advertised weekly gross across open Maryland contracts, stipends included, pay data as of 2026-10-05: PT $2,130 (16 contracts), OT $2,130 (6), SLP $2,190 (6), PTA $1,400 (12), COTA $1,260 (8). Every listing on this page shows its own weekly pay. See travel PT pay in Maryland for the full breakdown.
License compact status
Maryland is an actively issuing member of both the PT Compact and the OT Compact — one of only eight states currently issuing OT Compact privileges. PTs, PTAs, OTs, and OTAs whose home state is a compact member can typically activate Maryland privilege in 2–4 weeks. Maryland has also enacted the ASLP-IC, but it is not yet actively issuing privileges — SLPs currently need a full Maryland state license through the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.
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 Salisbury, Bowie, Riverdale, Frederick, Lanham, and Waldorf, with additional contracts in Baltimore, Rockville, Towson, Cumberland, Williamsport, and across the Eastern Shore (Berlin, Crownsville, Oakland). The DC-suburban corridor (Bowie, Lanham, Waldorf, Rockville) consistently delivers the strongest rates.
Tax and stipend considerations
Maryland has a graduated state income tax topping out at 5.75%, plus county-level taxes adding 2.25–3.2% — the combined effective rate is on the higher end nationally. Housing costs in the DC suburbs and Bethesda corridor are high; Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore are dramatically more affordable. The stipend portion, non-taxable when the IRS tax-home rules are met, matters most in the DC-adjacent contracts.
What makes this state distinctive
Maryland is one of only eight states actively issuing OT Compact privileges — a real differentiator for OTs and OTAs who can license here in days instead of months. PT Compact membership adds the same fast track for PTs. Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland medical systems add academic-medical-center options for higher-acuity work. The deepest of our Mid-Atlantic markets by inventory.
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