Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - at a SNF in Clearlake, CA
Listed compensation
$50/hr
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Job Description
AvaMed Workforce is hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for a 3–6 month contract assignment at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Clearlake, CA.
The Physical Therapist Assistant provides therapy services under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. Responsibilities typically include carrying out the established treatment plan, assisting patients with therapeutic exercise, gait and transfer training, and functional mobility, documenting care, and communicating patient progress to the supervising Physical Therapist and the interdisciplinary care team.
Requirements
- Current California Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license is required.
- Compensation and assignment
- Pay: $50/hr
- Assignment length: 3–6 months
- $500 sign-on bonus given at 90 days
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant provides therapy services under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. Responsibilities include executing treatment plans, assisting with patient mobility exercises, and documenting patient progress.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (1,228 salary observations; 4,631 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $104k | Physical Therapy median $69k (middle half $64k–$76k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+24%)1,228 state / 12,385 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$94k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,797 active | 22,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 9% no call · 32% no weekends34 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | California physical therapist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,906 in the last 30 days | 4,366 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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17 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About AvaMed Workforce
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Clearlake
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $255k
- Typical market rent
- $1,478/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.