Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Salary in Pennsylvania (2026)
A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician practicing in Pennsylvania can expect a base salary inside the national Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation band of $290K to $430K, with the median tracking close to $335K. The Pennsylvania variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Lancaster, Harrisburg and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Pennsylvania cost-of-living alone.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation snapshot for Pennsylvania
- Typical Pennsylvania base range
- $290K – $430K (national median $335K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Pennsylvania hiring metros
- Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Lancaster, Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural northern tier and southwestern coal counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
Where Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers land highest in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is anchored by UPMC, Penn Medicine, Geisinger, Jefferson Health, Allegheny Health Network, Lehigh Valley Health Network, and Penn State Health. For Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the highest-comp Pennsylvania opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Philadelphia — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offer comfortably above the $430K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Pennsylvania incentive programs that boost Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation take-home
The Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Pennsylvania Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across Appalachian Pennsylvania FQHCs and rural northern-tier critical-access hospitals. For Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offer in Pennsylvania
When a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation candidate sends me an Pennsylvania offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $290K–$430K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Pennsylvania's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine and Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine license with typical timelines of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
Engage a Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation pipeline we're working in real time.