Travel Therapy Pay
By State — 2026
Median advertised weekly gross for travel PT, OT, SLP, PTA and COTA contracts by state, from 976 live ProTherapy contracts (pay data as of 2026-11-08). The national travel PT median is $2,340 a week across 369 contracts. Nevada has the highest published PT median, at $2,770. A state needs at least 5 live contracts in a discipline to get a figure; the full tables are below the map, and figures by setting are in the Travel Therapy Pay Index.
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Median weekly gross by state
Median advertised weekly gross — taxable wage plus stipends, before tax — across 976 live ProTherapy travel contracts. Not take-home, not a survey. A state with fewer than 5 live contracts in a discipline is listed as not enough current contracts rather than given a number.
Travel PT (Physical Therapist)
| State | Median weekly gross | Live contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $2,770 | 5 |
| Maine | $2,630 | 5 |
| California | $2,570 | 55 |
| Montana | $2,570 | 13 |
| Kansas | $2,485 | 8 |
| Arizona | $2,480 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | $2,480 | 9 |
| Washington | $2,480 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $2,480 | 5 |
| Oregon | $2,450 | 13 |
| Indiana | $2,430 | 5 |
| Alabama | $2,340 | 11 |
| North Carolina | $2,340 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,340 | 12 |
| South Carolina | $2,340 | 7 |
| Texas | $2,340 | 7 |
| West Virginia | $2,340 | 5 |
| Florida | $2,280 | 10 |
| Illinois | $2,280 | 19 |
| Michigan | $2,280 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $2,280 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $2,265 | 12 |
| Virginia | $2,190 | 21 |
| Maryland | $2,130 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $2,130 | 32 |
26 states are not listed for PT: fewer than 5 live contracts, so no median is published.
Travel OT (Occupational Therapist)
| State | Median weekly gross | Live contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | $2,525 | 12 |
| California | $2,480 | 21 |
| Montana | $2,430 | 9 |
| Kansas | $2,340 | 5 |
| Illinois | $2,280 | 19 |
| Oregon | $2,190 | 15 |
| Maryland | $2,130 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $2,130 | 10 |
43 states are not listed for OT: fewer than 5 live contracts, so no median is published.
Travel SLP (Speech-Language Pathologist)
| State | Median weekly gross | Live contracts |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $2,810 | 5 |
| California | $2,630 | 7 |
| West Virginia | $2,570 | 6 |
| Oregon | $2,460 | 7 |
| Texas | $2,340 | 7 |
| Missouri | $2,190 | 6 |
| Virginia | $2,190 | 5 |
| Maryland | $2,160 | 10 |
43 states are not listed for SLP: fewer than 5 live contracts, so no median is published.
Travel PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant)
| State | Median weekly gross | Live contracts |
|---|---|---|
| California | $1,740 | 19 |
| Washington | $1,680 | 7 |
| Kansas | $1,580 | 6 |
| Texas | $1,580 | 18 |
| Virginia | $1,570 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | $1,540 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $1,540 | 5 |
| Oregon | $1,540 | 9 |
| South Dakota | $1,540 | 5 |
| Illinois | $1,460 | 12 |
| Maryland | $1,340 | 15 |
| New Jersey | $1,260 | 36 |
39 states are not listed for PTA: fewer than 5 live contracts, so no median is published.
Travel COTA (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant)
| State | Median weekly gross | Live contracts |
|---|---|---|
| California | $1,695 | 20 |
| Montana | $1,680 | 7 |
| Washington | $1,680 | 6 |
| Texas | $1,600 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $1,540 | 7 |
| New Mexico | $1,540 | 7 |
| Oregon | $1,540 | 7 |
| Illinois | $1,460 | 7 |
| Michigan | $1,400 | 6 |
| Maryland | $1,340 | 11 |
| New Jersey | $1,260 | 24 |
40 states are not listed for COTA: fewer than 5 live contracts, so no median is published.