Travel PT, OT and SLP Jobs in Minnesota
The 1 travel PT contract open in Minnesota today pays $2,480 a week gross, and the 1 travel OT contract pays $2,480; every listing below shows its city, setting and start date. Minnesota is not in the PT Compact, so a travel PT needs a full Minnesota license before the start date.
ProTherapy Staffing has 3 open travel therapy contracts in Minnesota — including 1 PT, 1 OT, 1 SLP 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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Minnesota jobs by discipline
Travel Therapy in Minnesota
Minnesota delivers steady SNF and rural inpatient demand anchored by the Twin Cities, with a strong concentration of multi-setting rural contracts in southwestern Minnesota that pay premium rates. The state's combination of urban-amenity access and rural Critical-Access Hospital opportunities makes it unusually versatile.
Current pay snapshot
No discipline in Minnesota has the 5 open contracts a published median needs (pay data as of 2026-10-05). Every listing on this page shows its own weekly pay.
License compact status
Minnesota is an actively issuing OT Compact member — one of only eight states currently issuing OT Compact privileges (alongside Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin). OTs and OTAs whose home state is a compact member can typically activate Minnesota privilege in 2–4 weeks. Minnesota is not a PT Compact member, and has enacted but not yet activated the ASLP-IC — PTs, PTAs, and SLPs all need a full Minnesota state license through the Board of Physical Therapy or Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. PT processing typically takes 6–10 weeks.
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 Minneapolis, with rural inpatient and multi-setting contracts in Franklin, Olivia, Staples, Wheaton, and Granite Falls. Saint Paul, Rochester (Mayo Clinic), and Duluth typically anchor broader demand, with the Iron Range and southwestern Minnesota delivering rural-premium rates.
Tax and stipend considerations
Minnesota has a graduated state income tax topping out at 9.85% — one of the highest in the country. Housing costs in the Twin Cities run moderate to high; rural Minnesota is among the most affordable in the Upper Midwest. Stipends that are non-taxable when the IRS tax-home rules are met are critical to making Twin Cities contracts pencil out and produce strong take-home in rural placements.
What makes this state distinctive
Minnesota's rural multi-setting Critical-Access contracts are a genuine differentiator — single assignments that span SNF, home health, inpatient, and outpatient pay premium rates and give travelers variety within a single contract. OT Compact membership keeps OT/OTA licensing fast — but PTs face a longer licensure timeline since Minnesota isn't a PT Compact member. Mayo Clinic in Rochester adds a world-class academic option.
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