Physical Therapist Salary in Arkansas (2026)
The average Physical Therapist in Arkansas earns around $98,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $74,042/year ($6,170/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $74,042 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $6,170 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,848 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $36/hr |
Federal Tax | $12,730 |
State Tax | $3,731 |
FICA Taxes | $7,497 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 24.45% |
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Physical Therapist Salary Ranges in Arkansas
Not all Physical Therapists earn the same — not even close
Arkansas's physical therapist market is anchored by UAMS Department of Physical Therapy Little Rock (the only AR DPT-granting institution + UAMS Health Related Professions DPT program + the substantial UAMS rehabilitation services), Arkansas Children's Hospital rehabilitation Little Rock + Arkansas Children's Northwest Springdale, Baptist Health Rehabilitation Little Rock + Baptist Health-Saline + Baptist-Stuttgart, CHI St. Vincent + Mercy Health NW Arkansas Rogers rehab, Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville rehab, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Smith + Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sherwood + Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fayetteville + Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Jonesboro, plus UCA DPT (the second AR DPT-granting institution) + Harding University DPT producing ~85 DPTs annually combined.
Senior Inpatient PT (Hospital)
$78,000–$108,000
Inpatient acute PT at UAMS + Baptist + Mercy NW AR + AR Children · acute + ICU + post-surgical
Senior Outpatient PT
$72,000–$98,000
Outpatient PT at UAMS + private AR practice · orthopedic + sports medicine + post-surgical
Senior Sports Medicine PT
$78,000–$108,000
Sports medicine PT at UAMS Sports Med + Razorback Athletics + ASU + UCA · team PT
Senior Inpatient Rehab (Encompass)
$78,000–$108,000
Encompass Health Fort Smith + Sherwood + Fayetteville + Jonesboro · CARF-accredited stroke + TBI + SCI
Senior Home Health PT
$82,000–$118,000+
Home health PT at AR · per-visit rate · AR Medicare advantage growth + post-hospital discharge
Senior Pediatric PT
$72,000–$108,000
Pediatric PT at Arkansas Children + AR Children NW + ECI + school-based
Senior Travel PT / Crisis Rate
$2,000–$2,800+/wk
Tornado-season crisis travel PT rates · post-2014 + 2024 AR tornado recovery surge · SNF + acute
Senior PT Manager / Director
$92,000–$135,000
PT Director at AR Magnet + tertiary hospitals · clinical leadership + multi-site
Mid-Level PT (3-6 yrs)
$65,000–$88,000
Functional PT IC at AR outpatient + hospital · transitioning to senior band
New Grad DPT (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$72,000
New grad DPT · UAMS DPT + UCA DPT + Harding DPT pipeline · entry band
Worth knowing: UAMS Department of Physical Therapy Little Rock is one of the country's most distinctive single-state academic DPT-granting institutions and a feature most national PT surveys understate for AR. UAMS Department of Physical Therapy (founded 1949 + the only AR DPT-granting institution in the UAMS Health Related Professions Division + ~50 DPTs annually + the substantial UAMS Department of Physical Therapy partnership with Arkansas Children's Hospital + Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sherwood + Baptist Health Rehab + AR Veterans Healthcare + the substantial UAMS-trained AR PT workforce supporting substantial portions of AR clinical rehab) operates substantial DPT education + clinical + research + UAMS Sports Medicine partnership with University of Arkansas Razorback Athletics. Senior UAMS PTs + Sports Med PTs clear $78-108K. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Smith + Sherwood + Fayetteville + Jonesboro (Encompass Health is the country's largest US-domiciled inpatient rehab operator HQ'd Birmingham AL + substantial AR market presence with ~1.5K+ AR Encompass employees across 4 AR Encompass facilities + CARF-accredited stroke + TBI + SCI + amputation rehabilitation) supports substantial AR acute rehab. Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock + Arkansas Children's Northwest Springdale (the only AR pediatric Level 1 trauma + the only AR Children's Hospital) supports substantial pediatric PT. UAMS DPT + UCA Conway DPT + Harding University DPT collectively produce ~85 DPTs annually feeding AR + multi-state PT demand. AR Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PT Compact) participation since 2018 supports AR PT practice across all PTLC member states. AR progressive 2-4.4% top phasing 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + AR property tax ~0.61% + no state estate tax + lower AR cost of living anchor the AR PT proposition.
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