Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$93K–$134K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Responsibilities
The primary purpose of the Physical Therapist position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients of all ages. Physical Therapist will evaluate referred patients, to implement and administer a comprehensive therapeutic intervention to restore and maximize function, to relieve or reduce pain, and to prevent disability following disease or injury.
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy Program (candidates that are near completion of the degree requirements and will be eligible for licensure requirements will be considered). Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the State of New Jersey as verified by the Board of Consumer Affair. Must maintain license in good standing. Must be CPR certified or will complete within 6 months of employment.
University Hospital offers a competitive salary & comprehensive benefits. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. For more information, visit uhnj.org.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (589 salary observations; 1,495 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Newark
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $448k
- Typical market rent
- $2,114/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.