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Travel Physical Therapy Jobs in Illinois

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    Chicago Anchors the Illinois PT Map

    Illinois PT assignments are concentrated in Chicago's academic medical centers, large health systems, and outpatient networks, with Springfield, Peoria, and regional communities adding skilled-nursing, home-health, and community-hospital work. Illinois is not currently a PT Compact member, so travelers should plan for the full state physical therapist license built on a CAPTE-accredited DPT and the NPTE. Starting that process early can protect the assignment timeline. When comparing jobs, separate Chicago-area commute and housing demands from the workflow itself: patient mix, evaluation volume, productivity, documentation, and weekend coverage. Regional roles may reduce the commute but add travel between sites, so review the exact schedule with an Advantis recruiter.

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    Illinois PT Demand, Local and National

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    One panel for the Illinois PT numbers: current postings, posted pay, and the market behind both.

    19 Physical Therapy contracts are open in Illinois right now, with +5 added in the last 7 days and 6 already filled. Open postings have been live about 23 days on average.

    19
    Open Physical Therapy jobs
    23 days
    Median time active
    +5
    Added last 7 days
    11%
    Projected national PT growth, 2024-2034 · physical therapists (BLS)
    Why demand stays strong
    296,400
    Projected physical therapists employed nationally by 2034 (BLS)
    ~13,200/yr
    Projected national annual openings for physical therapists, 2024-2034
    267,200
    Physical therapists employed nationally (2024)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · PT · Illinois

    Where PT Pay Lands in Each Illinois Metro

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    Chicago-area PT rates should be reviewed differently from packages in Springfield, Peoria, or regional Illinois. Pair the posted weekly amount with commute, parking, practice setting, evaluation expectations, productivity, and weekend coverage before deciding which contract carries the stronger practical value.

    Highest weekly pay · Physical Therapy
    Urbana
    $2,816
    Peoria
    $2,661
    Carlinville
    $2,555
    Mount Vernon
    $2,538
    Peru
    $2,514
    Rockford
    $2,397
    Mattoon
    $2,384
    Carbonale
    $2,326

    Illinois comparisons should separate Chicago-area logistics from the clinical terms. Parking, commute, and housing can reshape a larger metro package, while Springfield or Peoria roles may add regional coverage. Review setting, evaluation volume, productivity, and weekend expectations with the posted rate before deciding.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Illinois PT Licensing, Explained

    Illinois PT practice concentrates in Chicago's systems, where ortho, neuro, and post-surgical caseloads run alongside a deep SNF and home health market. The profession is doctoral-entry: a CAPTE-accredited DPT and a passing NPTE. Illinois is not a PT Compact member; legislation has been introduced but not enacted currently. Plan on a full Illinois physical therapist license rather than a compact privilege. Use the roughly 13,200 physical therapist openings projected nationally each year across 2024-2034 as context for the openings and pay now on the page.

    Where Illinois PT Travelers Practice

    Illinois PT assignments concentrate in Chicago's academic medical centers, health systems, and outpatient networks, orthopedic, neuro, and inpatient rehab, with downstate hospitals in Springfield and Peoria carrying outpatient, skilled-nursing, and home-health work. The most useful facility comparison focuses on weekend rotation versus therapy-team support and the amount of support available for travel radius.

    OSF - Saint Francis Medical Center Magnet

    Peoria, IL

    An academic medical center in Peoria, IL, the area's only Level I trauma center, with acute and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

    Carle Foundation Hospital - 611 Level I Trauma

    Urbana, IL

    A Level I trauma center in Urbana, IL, part of the Carle system, offering acute and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

    Carlinville Area Hospital

    25 beds · Carlinville, IL

    Carlinville Area Hospital is a 25-bed acute care hospital in Carlinville, IL, with inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, speech, and aquatic therapy.

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    What Travelers Ask About PT Work in Illinois

    What does the credential file look like for physical therapy travelers in Illinois?
    An Illinois PT license is required, because the state has not joined the PT Compact. For PT work in Illinois, once issued, the license carries the assignment start to finish with no compact involvement. Across Illinois, across Illinois, raising it in the first recruiter conversation keeps the Illinois step from surprising anyone.
    What should I ask about before choosing an Illinois PT setting?
    Illinois PT assignments range from Chicago hospital and outpatient systems to lower-cost downstate rehabilitation markets. For PT work in Illinois, get caseload size, diagnosis mix, documentation system, support staffing, and travel-radius expectations in writing before accepting. Ask the recruiter to document the workload before accepting.
    How do caseload, documentation, and schedule shape an Illinois PT contract?
    For any active role in Chicago, Springfield, and Peoria, have the recruiter confirm productivity target, assistant support, practice setting, documentation time, and travel radius. Compare home-health travel radius, productivity target, and documentation expectations across the active Illinois PT listings.
    How does this page help narrow physical therapy options in Illinois?
    Across Illinois listings, most of the work happens in three moves: filters narrow the physical therapy set, a distance or pay sort puts the Illinois list in order, and favorites collect the candidates worth a closer read. On the physical therapy side, since every card names its facility and pay, the shortlist forms before any login or application.