Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician practicing in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Eau Claire and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Wisconsin cost-of-living alone.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation snapshot for Wisconsin
- Typical Wisconsin base range
- $290K – $430K (national median $335K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Wisconsin hiring metros
- Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Eau Claire
- Wisconsin HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural northern and central Wisconsin counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
Where Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers land highest in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is anchored by Advocate Aurora (Advocate Health), Froedtert, UW Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System, ThedaCare, and SSM Health Wisconsin. For Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the highest-comp Wisconsin opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Milwaukee — 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 Wisconsin Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offer comfortably above the $430K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Wisconsin incentive programs that boost Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation take-home
The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program supports rural training pipelines. The Wisconsin Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across rural northern and central Wisconsin FQHCs. 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 Wisconsin
When a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation candidate sends me an Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
Engage a Wisconsin Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Wisconsin Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Wisconsin Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation pipeline we're working in real time.