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PT-owned and operated by two DPTs who were travel therapists themselves. ProTherapy Staffing has built a reputation as the highest-paying, most transparent boutique agency in the travel therapy space. If you want to know exactly what the facility is paying and have a recruiter who understands PT/OT/SLP practice from the inside, this is the agency.
2018
Remote-First (Founders: DPTs)
Boutique agency; low recruiter-to-therapist ratio by design
PT, PTA, OT, COTA, SLP — all disciplines, nationwide
They came from AMN where they never knew what the contract rate was. ProTherapy showed them the entire breakdown in the first 15 minutes. They made $400 more per week for a comparable assignment in the same state. The pay difference alone makes them the obvious choice, but the recruiter relationship is what keeps them coming back.
Five contracts in and they’ve never worked with another agency. Their recruiter responds within an hour, knows their preferences, and has never sent them an assignment they’d be a bad fit for. The owners being DPTs makes a real difference — they understand clinical work in a way most recruiters simply don't.
New grad here. The owners personally walked them through their first contract — every line item, what the productivity standards meant clinically, what questions to ask the DON. They felt completely prepared walking into their first SNF assignment. And the pay was $350/week higher than what Host had offered them.
As a PTA they were worried smaller agencies wouldn't have the volume to find them contracts quickly. ProTherapy proved them completely wrong. They found them a great SNF assignment in Texas within 10 days of reaching out. Stipends were within GSA, pay was transparent, recruiter was awesome.
The mentorship from the owners was something they didn't expect. They had a difficult caseload question midway through their contract and literally texted their recruiter at 7pm. Got a response from one of the DPT owners with a full clinical recommendation by 8pm. That level of support is unheard of.
Switched to ProTherapy from Fusion after hearing about them in a travel therapy Facebook group. The pay difference was real — $280/week more for their exact same setting in a similar market. They should have switched two years ago. Their only minor complaint: they didn't always have openings in smaller rural markets they were targeting, but they were upfront about it.
First travel contract and ProTherapy made the entire process seamless. They explained the tax implications of stipends, helped them understand the PT Compact process, and found them an outpatient orthopedics assignment that was perfect for their skill set. They showed them every number behind the package, line by line, which no one else had done.
ProTherapy outperforms on pay transparency and package structure. The trade-off is contract volume — for niche locations, larger agencies may have more options.
| Agency | Overall | Pay Transparency | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProTherapy Staffing | 4.9 ⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Full pay transparency) | Pay-focused travelers, all disciplines |
| Fusion Medical Staffing | 4.4 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐★ | Benefits-focused travelers |
| Host Healthcare | 4.3 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐★ | New grads, day-one benefits |
| AMN Healthcare | 3.8 | ⭐⭐★★★ | High volume, specific locations |
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