Travel Physical Therapist
Compensation
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Job Description
Hospital located near Thomson, Georgia is seeking a full-time, Travel Physical Therapist to join their team!
The Travel Physical Therapist Job Details
- Full-time, travel opportunity
- 13 week contract with high potential for extension
- Mon-Fri schedule, 8 hour shifts
- Great therapy leadership and administration team!
- Setting: inpatient and outpatient
The Travel Physical Therapist Job Details
- Must have GA Physical Therapy License
- Preferable to have previous PT experience
- Preferable to have experience with manual manipulation
- Open to new grads!
The Georgia Location
- Within driving distance from Athens, GA and Augusta, GA
- Explore historic sites and downtown shops and restaurants
- Great low cost of living
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will provide care in both inpatient and outpatient settings at a hospital facility. They will work a full-time schedule while collaborating with the therapy leadership and administration team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Georgia Physical Therapy License. Previous experience and proficiency in manual manipulation are preferred, though new graduates are welcome to apply.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (426 salary observations; 2,060 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,898 salary observations; 60,349 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 Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $96k (middle half $84k–$115k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Georgia vs national | $89k median in Georgia | $94k nationally (−5%)426 state / 11,898 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Georgia | 906 active | 21,920 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 32% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia Physical Therapist listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 30% offer loan repayment936 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,820 in the last 30 days | 4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Ironside Human Resources | #1 of 14 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Travel Physical Therapist at Ironside Human Resources a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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Benefits & Perks
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Ironside Human Resources · Augusta, Georgia
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,894 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Living in Thomson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $202k
- Median resident rent
- $848/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.