Mid-level Physical Therapist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Medford, Quincy, Randolph, Dover, Lowell.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$93,600

Middle 50%$89.8k–$110.8k

vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $80,080

Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,104 and $120,000.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$79,559
25th	$89,794
50th (median)	$93,600
75th	$110,760
90th	$120,000

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	$81,037	$81,037	$82,555	14
FY2021	–	–	–	8
FY2022	–	–	–	5
FY2023	$91,000	$81,994	$100,989	12
FY2024	–	–	–	6
FY2025	$91,499	$84,422	$109,650	10
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Physical Therapist salary of $93,600 is worth about $86,500 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 $93,600, 10% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
ProEx Physical Therapy	too few	3
BD Physical Therapy	too few	2
Fox Rehab-MA	too few	2
Preferred Therapy Solutions	too few	2
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital	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	$80,080	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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$80,080	$80,080	44
Mid-level · Level II	$91,499	$93,600	19

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.