Entry-level Physical Therapist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Frisco, Plano, Mckinney, Grand Prairie, Irving.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$88,700
Middle 50%$82k–$90.8k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $95,056
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,454 and $104,936.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,454
25th$82,000
50th (median)$88,700
75th$90,760
90th$96,522

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $73,840 (12 filings) FY2022: median $72,400 (12 filings) FY2024: median $80,779 (16 filings) FY2025: median $85,074 (14 filings) FY2026: median $88,878 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 21
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–––8
FY2021$73,840$67,557$85,46712
FY2022$72,400$66,227$80,00012
FY2023–––9
FY2024$80,779$76,990$85,25016
FY2025$85,074$80,454$90,00014
FY2026$88,878$82,305$91,52021

Cost of living

Dallas's median entry-level Physical Therapist salary of $88,700 is worth about $86,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $107,780 in May 2025 (6,100 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,700, 18% 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
Ati Holdings$88,78916
Institute for Musculoskeletal Advancementtoo few3
Advanced Homecare Managementtoo few2
Classic Rehabilitationtoo few2
Dallas County Hospital Districttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $88,700 35
Mid-level · Level II $95,056 46
Senior · Level III – 0
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$80,683$88,70035
Mid-level · Level II$95,056$95,05646

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.