Travel Therapy Pay Index — August 2026
How this is computed. Every figure below is the median advertised weekly gross across 823 live ProTherapy travel contracts open on 2026-08-01, 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. This is the first issue, so it carries no month-over-month arrows. Next month's issue will.
Median weekly gross by discipline
| Discipline | Full title | Median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Physical Therapist | $2,280 | 334 |
| OT | Occupational Therapist | $2,280 | 102 |
| SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist | $2,250 | 79 |
| PTA | Physical Therapist Assistant | $1,460 | 197 |
| COTA | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | $1,460 | 111 |
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 | $2,555 | 28 |
| Inpatient | $2,480 | 67 |
| Outpatient | $2,480 | 115 |
| SNF | $2,130 | 634 |
| School | $2,460 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $2,770 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | $2,770 | 7 |
| Arizona | $2,630 | 15 |
| California | $2,570 | 45 |
| New Mexico | $2,555 | 8 |
| Oregon | $2,450 | 9 |
| Montana | $2,410 | 8 |
| Alabama | $2,340 | 16 |
| Georgia | $2,340 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,340 | 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.
Figures move as the book turns over. This issue is a snapshot of 2026-08, regenerated from the same source each month.