Physical Therapist - Outpatient
Listed compensation
$70k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
We are now hiring a full-time Physical Therapist to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic setting in San Luis Obispo, CA. 40 hours per week are available. All caseloads are under one roof, no driving in the community. The patient population is general orthopedics - all ages. Top pay and benefits with a negotiable sign-on bonus.
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
We will respect your privacy and your inquiry will be kept confidential.
Job Requirements
State Licensure as a Physical Therapist
Open to all experience levels, including new grads.
Able to work full-time hours of 40 per week. Part-time and PRN candidates will also be considered.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to a general orthopedic patient population of all ages in an outpatient setting. Manage a full caseload within a single facility without the need for community travel.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a state licensure as a Physical Therapist. The position is open to all experience levels, including new graduates, and requires the ability to work full-time hours.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,286 salary observations; 4,238 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,871 salary observations; 62,396 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $70k | Physical Therapy median $115k (middle half $110k–$140k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $116k median in California | $94k nationally (+24%)1,286 state / 12,871 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$63k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,722 active | 21,601 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 58% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | California Physical Therapist listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,556 in the last 30 days | 4,853 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,715 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in San Luis Obispo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.10M≈ 15.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,968/mo≈ 51% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.6
- 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 · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.