Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$60-$63/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
JOB ID: PHS-8486
Position: Physical therapist
Shift Schedule: 06:00 - 16:30
Location: Redding, CA, 96001
Job Type: Traveler
Start date: 12/14/2026 - 03/14/2027
Pay: $60-$63 per hour
Requirement
Bachelor/ Masters/ Doctorate/Certificate degree in Physical Therapy
Current Physical Therapy License
Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Minimum 1-2 years of Previous Acute Care Hospital Experience
Precision Scans is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to cultural diversity. Precision Scans will provide equal consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, or medical condition.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will provide patient care within an acute care hospital setting. They are responsible for assessing patient needs and implementing effective physical therapy treatment plans.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Physical Therapy and possess a current Physical Therapy license. A current BCLS certificate and at least 1-2 years of acute care hospital experience are required.
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 (1,253 salary observations; 4,288 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,410 salary observations; 61,614 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 ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k 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 | $125k–$131k | Physical Therapy median $118k (middle half $95k–$135k)976 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+25%)1,253 state / 12,410 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$116k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,736 active | 21,745 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 48% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physical Therapist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,916 in the last 30 days | 4,136 the 30 days before (+91%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs
36 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
36 jobs · 21 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
31 jobs · 21 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,695 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Redding
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $373k
- Typical market rent
- $1,647/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.7
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Redding, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.