Entry-level Physical Therapist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 57 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Glen Burnie, Parkville, Pikesville, Towson, Annapolis.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$80,101
Middle 50%$80.1k–$83.6k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $83,595
Filings57FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,101 and $90,669.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,101
25th$80,101
50th (median)$80,101
75th$83,595
90th$83,595

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2022: median $59,675 (17 filings) FY2023: median $67,059 (13 filings) FY2024: median $74,485 (14 filings) FY2025: median $80,101 (31 filings) FY2026: median $83,595 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 31
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021–––7
FY2022$59,675$59,675$59,67517
FY2023$67,059$67,059$74,48513
FY2024$74,485$74,485$74,48514
FY2025$80,101$80,101$80,10131
FY2026$83,595$83,595$83,59526

Cost of living

Baltimore's median entry-level Physical Therapist salary of $80,101 is worth about $76,700 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 $80,101, 24% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Grandison Management$80,10153

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$80,101$80,10157
Mid-level · Level II$91,270$94,41120

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.