Mid-level Physical Therapist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$89,000
Middle 50%$85.3k–$90.8k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $84,968
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,979 and $98,980.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,000
25th$85,280
50th (median)$89,000
75th$90,760
90th$95,706

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $82,000 (103 filings) FY2021: median $80,040 (64 filings) FY2022: median $78,520 (40 filings) FY2023: median $74,880 (29 filings) FY2025: median $88,500 (25 filings) FY2026: median $89,220 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 103 filings FY20 FY2021: 64 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 103
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$82,000$81,640$83,200103
FY2021$80,040$79,456$83,20064
FY2022$78,520$77,709$83,20040
FY2023$74,880$72,000$85,00029
FY2024–––8
FY2025$88,500$85,000$92,00025
FY2026$89,220$89,000$89,44010

Cost of living

Detroit's median mid-level Physical Therapist salary of $89,000 is worth about $88,700 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 $89,000, 14% 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
T.O.N.E. Home Health Servicestoo few8
United Rehab Solutionstoo few5
Ati Holdingstoo few4
Sensory Rehabilitationtoo few3
VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigantoo 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.