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Waco, Texas

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) FT

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

New Cognition Program Training!

AVIR AT JEFFREY PLACE is looking for a full time Physical Therapist Assistant. We are a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation setting with an amazing, cohesive and fun in-house therapy team. We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and have been in the process of building some excellent programs in balance, gait, sensory integration and creative groups.

Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 50 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities throughout Texas and Tulsa, OK. We believe in the power of in-house therapy, giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, in developing and empowering our leaders and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

We Offer

  • Competitive pay
  • Comprehensive benefits including 401K with 5% match
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible schedules
  • Long term growth and advancement opportunities
  • And more….

Requirements

TX PTA license

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide therapy services to patients in a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation setting. They will participate in balance, gait, and sensory integration programs while working within a cohesive in-house therapy team.

Key Skills

Physical therapyOrthopedic rehabilitationNeurological rehabilitationBalance trainingGait trainingPatient care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (706 salary observations; 5,778 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Texas vs national$87k median in Texas$94k nationally (−7%)706 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,012 active21,623 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physical Therapist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,754 in the last 30 days4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top PTA Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

6 jobs · 5 employers
2
<$80k
3
$80k-85k
1
$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

6 jobs · 5 employers
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1-2
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health · Lakeway, Texas

$75k-$100k
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant – Flexible Pediatric Caseload

MedCare Pediatric · Baytown, Texas

$35-$40/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$27-$40/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$37-$39/hr
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About SLP Operations

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits including 401K with 5% match
Paid holidays
Flexible schedules
Long term growth and advancement opportunities

Living in Waco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$200k
Typical market rent
$1,342/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Waco, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.