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Side by side

Physical Therapist vs Physician

Physician pays more: a median of $223,500 against $96,500. Demand is comparable on both sides. Listings for Physician move faster — median age 43 days against 70.

Comparison

Side by side

Measure	Physical Therapist	Physician	Gap
Open postings	40,356	39,626	+730
Posted this week	3,573	1,356
Median salary	$96,500	$223,500	$-127k
25th percentile	$76k	$177k
75th percentile	$120k	$277k
Salary disclosed	8.5%	8.2%
Remote share	13.0%	11.0%	+2.0pp
Median age of posting	70d	43d
Open over 60 days	44.7%	36.4%
Visa sponsorship	23.7%	12.8%

Pay

Pay distribution

Physical Therapist

$43k$167k

Physician

$101k$387k

Freshness

How old the listings are

Physical Therapist

just posted70d median90d+

Physician

just posted43d median90d+

Demand

What each side asks for

Physical Therapist — technologies

Spark

72.0%

Kotlin

65.8%

Terraform

59.6%

Snowflake

53.4%

Java

47.2%

dbt

41.0%

Kubernetes

34.8%

Physician — technologies

Go

72.0%

Terraform

65.8%

TypeScript

59.6%

JavaScript

53.4%

Docker

47.2%

HubSpot

41.0%

Java

34.8%

Physical Therapist — employers

Halcyon Energy

9.4%

Lakeshore Hospitality

8.7%

Meridian Software

8.0%

Vantage Logistics

7.2%

Brightline Retail

6.5%

Solstice Biotech

5.8%

Northwind Systems

5.1%

Physician — employers

Quarry Analytics

9.4%

Brightline Retail

8.7%

Solstice Biotech

8.0%

Halcyon Energy

7.2%

Northwind Systems

6.5%

Meridian Software

5.8%

Rivergate Media

5.1%

More comparisons

Other Healthcare comparisons

Care Assistant vs Dental Hygienist Care Assistant vs Medical Assistant Care Assistant vs Nurse Practitioner Care Assistant vs Pharmacist Care Assistant vs Pharmacy Intern Care Assistant vs Pharmacy Technician Care Assistant vs Physical Therapist Care Assistant vs Physician Care Assistant vs Registered Nurse Care Assistant vs Therapist / Counselor Dental Hygienist vs Medical Assistant Dental Hygienist vs Nurse Practitioner Dental Hygienist vs Pharmacist Dental Hygienist vs Pharmacy Intern Dental Hygienist vs Pharmacy Technician Dental Hygienist vs Physical Therapist Dental Hygienist vs Physician Dental Hygienist vs Registered Nurse Dental Hygienist vs Therapist / Counselor Medical Assistant vs Nurse Practitioner Medical Assistant vs Pharmacist Medical Assistant vs Pharmacy Intern Medical Assistant vs Pharmacy Technician Medical Assistant vs Physical Therapist Medical Assistant vs Physician Medical Assistant vs Registered Nurse Medical Assistant vs Therapist / Counselor Nurse Practitioner vs Pharmacist Nurse Practitioner vs Pharmacy Intern Nurse Practitioner vs Pharmacy Technician Nurse Practitioner vs Physical Therapist Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Nurse Practitioner vs Registered Nurse Nurse Practitioner vs Therapist / Counselor Pharmacist vs Pharmacy Intern Pharmacist vs Pharmacy Technician Pharmacist vs Physical Therapist Pharmacist vs Physician Pharmacist vs Registered Nurse Pharmacist vs Therapist / Counselor Pharmacy Intern vs Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Intern vs Physical Therapist Pharmacy Intern vs Physician Pharmacy Intern vs Registered Nurse Pharmacy Intern vs Therapist / Counselor Pharmacy Technician vs Physical Therapist Pharmacy Technician vs Physician Pharmacy Technician vs Registered Nurse Pharmacy Technician vs Therapist / Counselor Physical Therapist vs Registered Nurse Physical Therapist vs Therapist / Counselor Physician vs Registered Nurse Physician vs Therapist / Counselor Registered Nurse vs Therapist / Counselor

Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.