Physical Therapist - Clinical Director
Listed compensation
$85k-$92k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Training & development
Somersworth, NH | $85,000–$95,000 + profit sharing + $5,000 sign-on bonus
40-minute 1:1 treatments. No double booking. No weekends.
WV Physical Therapy is opening our second location in Somersworth, and we're looking for an experienced PT who wants to continue treating patients while helping lead and develop a clinical team.
This isn't a role where you'll leave patient care behind. You'll treat, mentor clinicians, help build the team, improve systems, and have meaningful ownership over what happens inside your clinic.
What You'll Do
- Treat patients in a 1:1 model
- Lead, coach and develop the clinical team
- Help onboard and mentor PTs
- Maintain high clinical standards
- Give feedback and handle difficult conversations when needed
- Help solve difficult clinical cases
- Improve clinical and operational systems
- Help grow the Somersworth clinic
What We're Looking For
- Licensed/eligible Physical Therapist
- At least 2 years of outpatient experience
- Strong clinician who enjoys helping other PTs improve
- Someone who sees problems and wants to help solve them
- Leadership experience is valuable, but not required
- Why WVPT
We're a PT-owned practice that's been serving the area for 22 years. We believe great patient care and great careers should go together.
Compensation & Benefits
- $85,000–$92,000 salary + profit sharing + $5,000 signing bonus
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Continuing education allowance
- Health & dental insurance
- 401(k)
Love your job. Help others love theirs.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Director will treat patients using a 1:1 model while leading, coaching, and developing the clinical team. They are responsible for improving operational systems, mentoring staff, and maintaining high clinical standards at the new clinic location.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed or eligible Physical Therapist with at least 2 years of outpatient experience. Strong leadership skills and a commitment to clinical excellence are required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 45% have no call, 83% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Clinical Director at WV Physical Therapy a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,289 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$89k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in Somersworth
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $470k≈ 5.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,003/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.