Physical Therapist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 83 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Glen Burnie, Parkville, Pikesville, Towson, Annapolis.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$83,595

Middle 50%$80.1k–$91.8k

vs. national median+1%comparison median $82,638

Filings83FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,101 and $135,754.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$80,101
25th	$80,101
50th (median)	$83,595
75th	$91,760
90th	$105,248

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$84,087	$73,911	$91,910	18
FY2021	$74,880	$59,675	$92,706	21
FY2022	$59,675	$59,675	$79,750	24
FY2023	$78,395	$67,059	$89,710	22
FY2024	$84,926	$74,485	$91,270	30
FY2025	$80,101	$80,101	$92,000	49
FY2026	$83,595	$83,595	$89,860	34

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Physical Therapist salary of $83,595 is worth about $80,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Baltimore = 104.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $105,810 in May 2025 (2,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,595, 21% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
Grandison Management	$80,101	53
APT Holdings	too few	8
Ati Holdings	too few	3
LHCG CXLIX, LLC d/b/a VNA of Maryland	too few	3
Lynch Physical Therapy	too few	2
Tender Touch Rehab Services	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$80,101	57
Mid-level · Level II	$94,411	20
Senior · Level III	too few	4
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$80,101	$80,101	57
Mid-level · Level II	$91,270	$94,411	20

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.