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Physical Therapist Career Market Report 2026

5,093 active jobs. 227 companies. Median salary $80K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,093
Active Job Openings
227
Companies Hiring
$80K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Physical Therapist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $80K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $73K to $146K.

Physical Therapy is the most-demanded skill at 89%

Physical Therapy demand rose +18.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Usphysicaltherapy leads hiring with 667 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Director (+$10K, +12%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Lead → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior94$50K$80K$107K
Director32$85K$90K$177K
Entry-Level13$54K$80K$100K
Senior12$74K$79K$110K
Mid-Level6$20K$50K$94K
Lead3$80K$80K$80K

What jumps out

Lead → Director: +$10K (12%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States1,280$80KUSD
United Kingdom111$50KGBP
Canada20$82KUSD
India7$75KUSD
Australia4$16KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.2%
Remote0.8%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Physical Therapy
89%
Patient Care
56%
Home Health
28%
CPR / First Aid
26%
EMR / EHR
23%
CPR Certified
18%
ACLS / BLS
17%
Scheduling
12%
Geriatrics
10%
Pediatrics
9%
Speech Therapy
9%
AI/LLM
6%

Skills on the Rise

Physical Therapy ↑+18.7ppHome Health ↑+10.0ppEMR / EHR ↑+9.4ppPatient Care ↑+6.9ppGeriatrics ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-5.0ppTalent Acquisition ↓-3.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Usphysicaltherapy66713.1%
Benchmarkpt3577.0%
Pulse2484.9%
Gotham Enterprises2364.6%
Bayada2214.3%
H2 Health1573.1%
Pacs1252.5%
Dstaff1232.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,168
United Kingdom228
Australia46
Canada33
Indonesia24
India10
Israel10
Remote9

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree44.0%1,698
Master's Degree20.1%776
PhD / Doctorate7.8%302
Bachelor's Degree4.1%158

Certifications

CPR Certified (24%)BLS Certification (3%)

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