Physical Therapist Salary in Texas
Physical therapist pay in Texas can look different depending on whether you’re considering a staff position or a travel contract. The current median across open Advantis Medical PT travel contracts in Texas is $2,092 per week. With no state income tax on wages, the same gross rate can stretch further here than in wage-tax states. Use this page to compare staff salary to travel, check city-by-city rates, and confirm licensing readiness before you apply.
What Is the Physical Therapist Salary in Texas?
The median physical therapist salary in Texas is $105,810 per year for staff roles, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025). This provides a general benchmark for permanent PT positions, though actual salaries can vary by experience, setting and location. Travel PT pay is typically shown as a weekly contract rate. Below, you can compare the current median, pay range and city-by-city rates across open Advantis Medical travel PT jobs in Texas.
What Is the Travel Physical Therapist Salary in Texas?
Across 54 live open Advantis Medical PT contracts in Texas, the median posted weekly pay is $2,092, with the range of all openings paying between $1,311 - $2,601. These rates reflect active Advantis Medical travel PT jobs in Texas and are updated throughout the day as opportunities change. Explore pay across all Texas PT contracts below, compare current pay ranges, and see how travel PT salary in Texas differs by city.
How Travel PT Pay in Texas Compares With Staff Pay
Texas's staff median makes a weekly staff-versus-travel comparison especially useful. This calculator converts the BLS median annual staff wage to a weekly equivalent, then compares it with the live travel weekly rate shown above. Adjust the travel rate or switch states to test another scenario.
Select a state to compare the travel weekly rate with the weekly equivalent of the median staff Physical Therapist wage and see current contracts in that state.
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See all jobs inThe staff weekly figure is calculated by dividing the selected state's BLS OEWS May 2025 median annual wage for Physical Therapists by 52. It is a weekly equivalent for comparison, not an observed or guaranteed weekly staff paycheck. Travel figures use the selected gross weekly rate.
This is a gross-pay comparison only. Travel and staff compensation are structured differently. It does not include taxes, employer-paid benefits, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, housing or travel expenses, paid or unpaid time off, or time between assignments. Results are for general comparison only and are not job offers, guaranteed earnings, or take-home-pay calculations.
Highest Current Travel PT Salary by Texas City
Travel physical therapy salary in Texas can vary by city as opportunities change. See where the highest-paying Advantis Medical PT contracts are currently available, with rankings updated as new jobs open and fill. Use the city ranking to compare where the highest current weekly rates are being offered across Texas.
What Your Texas PT Pay Is Really Worth
Texas has no state personal income tax, which can mean more take-home pay compared with working in a state that taxes wages. But taxes are only one part of the picture. Housing costs can make a meaningful difference in how far your travel PT pay goes from one Texas city to another. For example, FY2026 HUD benchmarks put a typical two-bedroom at $1,931 per month in Dallas compared with $1,419 in San Antonio–New Braunfels, a $512 monthly difference. Across Texas, the statewide two-bedroom benchmark is about $1,520 per month, while overall living costs are about 3% below the national average.
Travel PT pay and open jobs on this page update with current Advantis Medical opportunities, so you can compare weekly rates alongside housing and cost-of-living differences when deciding where your pay may go further. The statewide rent benchmark, cost-of-living context and tax treatment come from approved reference sources and refresh when those sources change.
Texas PT Licensing at a Glance
Before you can start a travel PT assignment in Texas, you’ll need the appropriate authorization to practice. Texas participates in the PT Compact, so eligible physical therapists may be able to work under a compact privilege. If a compact privilege isn’t an option, you can apply for a full Texas PT license. The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners notes that a license may be issued within 1–4 days once all required application items are received, though processing times can vary. Compact privileges also have Texas-specific requirements, including the Jurisprudence Assessment Module and a Practice Location form. For current requirements and step-by-step instructions, visit our Physical Therapist Licensing Guide.
Planning information, not legal or licensure advice. Confirm current requirements with the state board and PT Compact.
How Do Travel PT Stipends Work?
A travel contract doesn't pay you one number. It pays an hourly wage, which is taxed, plus stipends for housing and meals, which may not be, and that split is why two packages with the same gross can leave you with different amounts.
In most packages the stipend is a fixed weekly amount, so picking up overtime typically adds taxable wage rather than more stipend. The exact structure depends on the contract. Because Texas does not tax wage income, the taxed wage portion of a Texas package faces federal, not state, income tax, which can change the after-tax picture compared with a wage-tax state.
How to qualify for tax-free stipends
Stipend eligibility generally depends on three conditions, and documenting them is the traveler’s responsibility, not the agency’s.
- You keep a tax home
- A permanent residence you actually pay for and return to between assignments.
- You’re paying twice
- Covering a place back home and a place near the assignment at the same time.
- The work is temporary
- Generally expected to last a year or less. Assignments expected to run longer, or that stretch on in one area, are typically treated as indefinite.
When these conditions are not met, stipends are generally treated as taxable wages, so the same gross contract amount can leave less after taxes. Individual outcomes depend on facts and circumstances. Read more in our guide to how a tax home works.
Estimate only, to show the shape of the difference. It assumes a 22% federal bracket plus 7.65% in payroll tax on the wage portion; state income tax may change the result. Example figures for illustration, not offers. Many agencies align stipend amounts with U.S. General Services Administration per-diem rates for the assignment locality. Whether any stipend is excluded from your taxable income depends on your own circumstances. General information only, not tax advice.
Top-Paying Travel PT Jobs in Texas
These are the highest weekly rates currently available across open Advantis PT contracts in Texas. Rates can vary based on location, setting, schedule and facility need, so review the complete assignment details, not only the weekly pay.
What Affects a Travel Physical Therapist Salary in Texas
Travel physical therapist salary in Texas varies with location, clinical setting, schedule, contract length and how urgently a facility needs coverage. Home health adds another layer: mileage reimbursement, paid drive time, territory size, visit clustering and documentation expectations all change what a posted weekly rate is really worth. In every setting, confirm guaranteed hours, cancellation terms, and overtime and weekend expectations before comparing offers on rate alone.
Experience and specialty credentials can help a traveler qualify for more assignments, but they do not automatically increase the weekly rate. Compare the complete contract, including the pay breakdown and work expectations, to understand the real value of an offer.
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