Median advertised weekly gross for travel PT, OT, SLP, PTA and COTA contracts, taken from 823 open assignments. Gross, not take-home — see below for why this page will not estimate that.
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Every figure on this page is the median advertised weekly gross across 823 currently open travel therapy assignments — what the contracts are posted at, before tax. A cut with fewer than 5 postings shows its posting count instead of a median, because a median drawn from a handful of contracts is not one.
This page deliberately does not estimate take-home. A travel package splits into a taxable wage and tax-free stipends, and which portion is which depends on whether you maintain a qualifying tax home — a fact about you, not about the contract. Any page that turns an advertised rate into a take-home number is guessing at your tax situation. Ask an agency for the line-item breakdown on a specific offer, and a tax professional about your tax home.
The General Services Administration publishes per diem rates for every county in the United States, updated annually. These rates set the maximum non-taxable stipend amounts the IRS allows. Look up current rates at GSA.gov or on our GSA rates guide.
Having a qualifying tax home is essential for receiving tax-free stipends. Without one, your entire pay package is taxable, which dramatically reduces take-home pay. Learn about tax home requirements →