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Select Physical Therapy
Golden, Colorado

Sports Medicine Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $80K

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Job Description

  • Position: Sports Medicine Physical Therapy @ one of Select Physical Therapy’s Center of Excellence
  • Schedule: Full Time
  • Compensation: Starting at $80,000/year
  • Incentives: $10,000 Bonus and Student Debt Benefit Program

Become part of a collaborative group of five experienced clinicians delivering exceptional care to a diverse patient population, from active youth to older adults. Our clinic specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation and offers unique opportunities to work with athletic patients of all ages. If you’re passionate about helping individuals restore function and reach their goals, this is the perfect environment to grow your career.

Highly Preferred

  • Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) or Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS)
  • ATC or CSCS
  • Experience with return-to-sport testing and performance programming
  • Previous experience working with competitive athletes
  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student debt benefit program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt
  • Advance your Career: We offer growth and specialties nationwide (aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic, concussion, hand therapy + more)
  • Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationClinical DocumentationAthletic Training

Sports Medicine — Physical Therapist Career Context

Select Physical Therapy ranks #9 of 12 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Colorado, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (655 salary observations; 1,222 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,454 salary observations; 59,244 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 23,140 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Golden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$775k≈ 9.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,205/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Select Physical Therapy

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus ($10,000)
Student Debt Benefit Program
Mentorship and Orientation Programs
Paid National Certifications
Generous PTO
Medical/RX, Health, Vision, and Dental Plans
Company-Matching 401(k)
Life and Disability Protection