Entry-level Physical Therapist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Farmington Hills, Sterling Heights, Warren, Canton, Southfield.

Also listed as: Physical Therapy

Median salary$77,106
Middle 50%$76k–$77.1k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $84,968
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,925 and $110,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,925
25th$75,993
50th (median)$77,106
75th$77,106
90th$80,896

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $68,723 (45 filings) FY2021: median $67,000 (25 filings) FY2022: median $66,500 (14 filings) FY2023: median $59,567 (10 filings) FY2024: median $66,375 (12 filings) FY2025: median $72,925 (15 filings) FY2026: median $77,106 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 45
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$68,723$68,723$69,00045
FY2021$67,000$66,726$75,00025
FY2022$66,500$66,206$72,87514
FY2023$59,567$59,134$72,25010
FY2024$66,375$66,186$73,44412
FY2025$72,925$72,925$77,43815
FY2026$77,106$77,106$77,10628

Cost of living

Detroit's median entry-level Physical Therapist salary of $77,106 is worth about $76,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Physical Therapists in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $102,970 in May 2025 (3,770 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,106, 25% 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$77,10628
Ability Works Rehab Servicestoo few2
Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy & Speech-Language Pathology, PLLCtoo few2
OVATION Rehabilitation Servicestoo few2
Well Care Physical Therapytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,106 43
Mid-level · Level II $89,000 35
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$77,106$77,10643
Mid-level · Level II$84,885$89,00035

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.