Entry-level Physical Therapist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Medford, Quincy, Randolph, Dover, Lowell.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$80,080
Middle 50%$75.6k–$80.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $80,080
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,587 and $110,585.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,587
25th$75,587
50th (median)$80,080
75th$80,080
90th$88,603

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $70,325 (11 filings) FY2022: median $65,374 (10 filings) FY2023: median $70,481 (10 filings) FY2025: median $75,587 (21 filings) FY2026: median $80,080 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 23
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$70,325$70,325$71,39611
FY2021–––7
FY2022$65,374$65,374$65,37410
FY2023$70,481$67,662$74,38210
FY2024–––7
FY2025$75,587$75,587$78,10421
FY2026$80,080$80,080$81,29023

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Physical Therapist salary of $80,080 is worth about $74,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $103,550 in May 2025 (5,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,080, 23% 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$80,08031
Ati Holdingstoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,080 44
Mid-level · Level II $93,600 19
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$80,080$80,08044
Mid-level · Level II$91,499$93,60019

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.