Travel Therapy Pay Index, October 2026: Travel PT Median $2,340 a Week
The median travel PT contract in our feed pays $2,340 a week, advertised weekly gross before tax, across 357 PT contracts open on 2026-10-01. By setting, home health has the highest median at $2,630 and SNF the lowest at $2,130; the state table below ranks PT-only medians wherever we hold at least 5 PT contracts.
This issue is fixed to our contract-feed snapshot of 2026-10-01 (pay data as of 2026-10-01). For this week's figure, see the weekly travel PT pay report.
How this is computed. Every figure below is the median advertised weekly gross across 948 live ProTherapy travel contracts open on 2026-10-01, taken from the posted rate on each contract — not a survey, not an estimate, and not take-home. A slice with fewer than 5 contracts is omitted rather than given a number, because a median over four contracts describes those four contracts and nothing else. Arrows show the change against the previous issue.
Median weekly gross by discipline
| Discipline | Full title | Median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Physical Therapist | $2,340 ▲ $60 | 357 |
| OT | Occupational Therapist | $2,280 ● unchanged | 136 |
| SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist | $2,280 ▲ $60 | 94 |
| PTA | Physical Therapist Assistant | $1,540 ▲ $80 | 231 |
| COTA | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | $1,500 ▲ $40 | 130 |
Median weekly gross by setting
Settings below the 5-contract threshold are omitted entirely; 5 settings clear it this month. A contract listed under two settings counts toward both, so these counts do not sum to the book.
| Setting | Median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health | $2,630 ▲ $150 | 29 |
| Inpatient | $2,545 ▲ $95 | 68 |
| Outpatient | $2,440 ▼ $10 | 122 |
| SNF | $2,130 ● unchanged | 750 |
| School | $2,460 ▼ $20 | 6 |
Top 10 states by PT median
Ranked on PT (Physical Therapist) contracts only, and labelled that way on purpose. A single state figure blending PT with assistant-level contracts moves with a state's discipline mix rather than with its pay, so this table names one discipline instead of averaging across all five. States with fewer than 5 PT contracts are not ranked.
| State | PT median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $3,070 | 7 |
| New Hampshire | $2,860 ▲ $90 | 8 |
| Nevada | $2,770 ▲ $70 | 12 |
| New Mexico | $2,680 ▲ $50 | 5 |
| Arizona | $2,630 ● unchanged | 11 |
| California | $2,630 ● unchanged | 50 |
| Montana | $2,630 ▲ $150 | 9 |
| Washington | $2,465 ▲ $125 | 16 |
| Kansas | $2,340 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,340 ● unchanged | 10 |
For the full state-by-state PT picture — every state where we hold enough contracts to publish a median, each with its sample size beside it, and why most states cannot be ranked at all — see Where Travel Therapy Pays Most Right Now.
Every state pay page we publish
One page per discipline and state where we hold enough contracts to say something: 109 in total. Each states its own sample size, and says plainly when the sample is too thin for a median.
PT — 40 states
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
OT — 13 states
California · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Maryland · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington
SLP — 13 states
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Maryland · Michigan · Montana · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · Texas · Washington
PTA — 26 states
Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
COTA — 17 states
California · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington
Figures move as the book turns over. This issue is a snapshot of 2026-10, regenerated from the same source each month.