For physical therapists and PT assistants
PT Compact States
38 states issue and accept privileges under the Physical Therapy Compact (PT Compact), by the commission's own map read 9 Nov 2026. 3 more have passed the law but are not issuing privileges yet. 8 are outside it, where a therapist licensed elsewhere needs that state's own license. Below, every state's status, its privilege fee and jurisprudence rule beside the jobs open there today.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Enacted, not issuing: Maine, Michigan and Rhode Island. Bill introduced: Illinois and Massachusetts. Outside: California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Wyoming.
Every state's compact status
Each state's status as the PT Compact Commission (ptcompact.org) gives it on 9 Nov 2026, the privilege fee for a PT and a PTA (the state's fee plus the commission's $45) and its jurisprudence exam rule, and the jobs open there today. A count opens that state's jobs.
| State | PT Compact | PT fee | PTA fee | Jurisprudence exam | PT jobs | PTA jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Issuing privileges | $130 | $130 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 156 | 69 |
| Alaska | Issuing privileges | $245 | $175 | – | 49 | 15 |
| Arizona | Issuing privileges | $45 | $45 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 228 | 64 |
| Arkansas | Issuing privileges | $48 | $48 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 81 | 50 |
| California | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 909 | 354 |
| Colorado | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | – | 211 | 73 |
| Connecticut | Issuing privileges | $45 | $45 | – | 156 | 56 |
| Delaware | Issuing privileges | $100 | $100 | – | 65 | 21 |
| District of Columbia | Issuing privileges | $309 | $309 | Must be passed within 30 days after privilege issued (Initial Only) | 22 | 2 |
| Florida | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 813 | 469 |
| Georgia | Issuing privileges | $110 | $110 | Must be passed within 60 days before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 394 | 164 |
| Hawaii | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 48 | 57 |
| Idaho | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 46 | 21 |
| Illinois | Bill introduced | – | – | – | 536 | 206 |
| Indiana | Issuing privileges | $149 | $149 | – | 315 | 138 |
| Iowa | Issuing privileges | $105 | $105 | – | 122 | 57 |
| Kansas | Issuing privileges | $112 | $112 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 123 | 82 |
| Kentucky | Issuing privileges | $148 | $148 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 205 | 88 |
| Louisiana | Issuing privileges | $140 | $140 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 116 | 56 |
| Maine | Enacted, not issuing yet | – | – | – | 94 | 13 |
| Maryland | Issuing privileges | $170 | $170 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 211 | 96 |
| Massachusetts | Bill introduced | – | – | – | 397 | 143 |
| Michigan | Enacted, not issuing yet | – | – | – | 273 | 109 |
| Minnesota | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 193 | 63 |
| Mississippi | Issuing privileges | $195 | $195 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 58 | 28 |
| Missouri | Issuing privileges | $65 | $65 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 264 | 136 |
| Montana | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 91 | 39 |
| Nebraska | Issuing privileges | $80 | $80 | – | 71 | 39 |
| Nevada | Issuing privileges | $195 | $145 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 69 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | Issuing privileges | $166 | $166 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 99 | 29 |
| New Jersey | Issuing privileges | $85 | $85 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal) | 344 | 104 |
| New Mexico | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 101 | 59 |
| New York | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 510 | 201 |
| North Carolina | Issuing privileges | $145 | $145 | Must be passed within 30 days after privilege issued (Initial & Renewal) | 396 | 203 |
| North Dakota | Issuing privileges | $85 | $85 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 48 | 13 |
| Ohio | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal). You DO NOT need to pass the OH JAM for your FIRST renewal. | 360 | 174 |
| Oklahoma | Issuing privileges | $100 | $100 | – | 153 | 93 |
| Oregon | Issuing privileges | $147 | $147 | Must be passed within 6 months before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 163 | 55 |
| Pennsylvania | Issuing privileges | $45 | $45 | – | 501 | 173 |
| Rhode Island | Enacted, not issuing yet | – | – | – | 54 | 27 |
| South Carolina | Issuing privileges | $45 | $45 | – | 249 | 103 |
| South Dakota | Issuing privileges | $169 | $169 | None | 49 | 27 |
| Tennessee | Issuing privileges | $240 | $230 | Must be passed within 30 days after privilege issued (Initial & Renewal) | 238 | 105 |
| Texas | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial & Renewal). You DO NOT need to pass the TX JAM for the FIRST renewal of your privilege IF the renewal date is less than one year after the initial issuance date. | 824 | 421 |
| Utah | Issuing privileges | $92 | $92 | – | 37 | 4 |
| Vermont | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | – | 46 | 18 |
| Virginia | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | – | 414 | 144 |
| Washington | Issuing privileges | $92 | $92 | None | 266 | 92 |
| West Virginia | Issuing privileges | $95 | $95 | – | 65 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | Issuing privileges | $113 | $113 | Must be passed before applying for privilege (Initial Only) | 250 | 89 |
| Wyoming | Not in the compact | – | – | – | 33 | 20 |
PT Compact States: common questions
Which states are in the PT Compact?
38 states issue and accept PT Compact privileges, by the PT Compact Commission's map read 9 Nov 2026: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. 3 more have enacted it but are not issuing privileges yet: Maine, Michigan and Rhode Island. A bill to join has been introduced in Illinois and Massachusetts.
Which states are not in the PT Compact?
California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Wyoming, and Illinois and Massachusetts until their bill passes. There, and in a state that has enacted the compact but is not issuing yet, physical therapists and PT assistants licensed elsewhere need that state's own license.
How do you get a PT Compact privilege?
The PT Compact Commission's steps: hold a valid PT or PTA license in a home state that is a compact member, with a driver's license showing you live there and no active encumbrance or disciplinary action in the past two years; the state you want to work in must be a member too. Pass that state's jurisprudence exam where it requires one, then buy the privilege online with your FSBPT ID, paying the state's fee and the commission's. The privilege number arrives by email, and employers can verify it online. (the commission's page)
How much does a PT compact privilege cost?
From $45 (Arizona, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and South Carolina) to $309 (the District of Columbia) for a physical therapist, a median of $100, by the commission's fee table read 9 Nov 2026: each is the state's own fee plus the commission's $45. A PTA's runs $45 to $309. 22 of the 38 member states require their jurisprudence exam, most before you apply; the table below gives each state's fee and rule.
How many PT and PTA jobs are open in PT Compact states?
10,686 jobs for physical therapists and PT assistants are open on this board today in the states issuing PT Compact privileges, of 16,435 nationwide, each read from the employer's own careers site. A state in the table opens its physical therapist jobs.
The other compacts, state by state: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, Nurse Licensure Compact.
Sources and method
Each state's status is the commission's, as its own map states it on the day read, and the fees and jurisprudence rules are its fee table's. The job counts are the jobs open on this board for physical therapists and PT assistants, by the state each job is in.
- PT Compact Commission (ptcompact.org), read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
- PT Compact Commission (ptcompact.org): privilege fees and jurisprudence requirements by state, read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs read every night from each employer's own careers site
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). PT Compact States. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/pt-compact-states