City of Boston / Special Education / Physical Therapist
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
25 employees hold this title in Special Education. Median total compensation for the role is $129,734, above the department median of $67,307.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 25 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Physical Therapists — about 5,330 people — is $103,550. Special Education pays a median base salary of $127,033 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 84th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Physical Therapists across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Special Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Physical Therapists — about 267,330 people — is $102,760. Special Education’s median base salary is 24% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 23 of 25 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Special Education is $129,734, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Physical Therapist is held in 2 City of Boston departments. In Special Education, the median of $129,734 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Physical Therapist role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $130,191 ranks #6 of 17. See Physical Therapist across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Physical Therapistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Physical Therapist/Special Education
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Melissa Freelove is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $144,006.
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Marcy Wanzer is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $143,946.
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Lorna Mathieu is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $141,804.
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Sandy Le is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $140,130.
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Kelly Mcdermott works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Kelly earned $139,481 in 2024.
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Victoria Moran works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Victoria earned $136,417 in 2024.
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Michael Minerva works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Michael earned $136,314 in 2024.
Physical Therapist/Special Education
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At Special Education, Lauren Ide serves as a Physical Therapist. Their 2024 pay totaled $136,128.
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Caitlin Walsh holds the role of Physical Therapist at Special Education. In 2024, their total compensation was $135,952.
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At Special Education, Jacqueline Defreitas serves as a Physical Therapist. Their 2024 pay totaled $133,583.
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Leslie Taipe is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $131,237.
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Amy Carlson works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Amy earned $130,649 in 2024.
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At Special Education, Vanessa Velazquez serves as a Physical Therapist. Their 2024 pay totaled $129,734.
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At Special Education, Jessica Burke serves as a Physical Therapist. Their 2024 pay totaled $125,967.
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Christina Braun works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Christina earned $123,735 in 2024.
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Sara Freedman is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $116,347.
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Erin Whiteman is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $102,116.
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Bethann Schechet is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $95,657.
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Lauren Welch is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $88,105.
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Maureen Mccabe holds the role of Physical Therapist at Special Education. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,432.
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Kimberly Mcglothlin works as a Physical Therapist for Special Education. Kimberly earned $62,851 in 2024.
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Lindsey Sweet is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $51,730.
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Olivia Beutel holds the role of Physical Therapist at Special Education. In 2024, their total compensation was $32,845.
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Ashley Sienkiewicz is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $17,510.
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Rosemarie Biele is a Physical Therapist at Special Education. 2024 total compensation came to $2,053.