Licensed Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$80k-$100k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
State of Location
North Carolina
Position Summary
Job Description
- Compensation Range: $80,000-$100,000/year
- Sign on Bonus: $10,000
Life-of-the-Loan Repayment Assistance: Ivy Rehab provides direct, ongoing monthly student loan contributions for the entire life of your eligible loan.
This position is eligible for additional compensation: Clinician bonus plan + lifetime student loan program, sign-on bonus, or relocation assistance
Join Ivy Health's dedicated team where you’re not just an employee, but a valued teammate! Together, we provide world-class care in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services. Our culture promotes authenticity, inclusion, growth, community, and a passion for exceptional care for every patient.
Why Choose Ivy Health?
Exceptional Workplace: A prestigious honor to be recognized by Gallup as an Exceptional Workplace, recognizing the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.
Intelligent Documentation: With the utilization of ScribeIQ (an AI documentation tool), clinicians can expect a significant reduction in their normal documentation time, allowing them to spend more quality time with patients and keeping their notes AT work.
Innovative Resources & Mentorship: Access to abundant resources, robust mentorship, and career advice for unparalleled success.
Exceeding Expectations: Deliver best-in-class care and witness exceptional patient outcomes.
Exceptional Partnerships: Collaborate with leaders like Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and educational partners for continuous learning.
A Culture of Connection and Support: Enjoy access to Teammate Resource Groups (TRGs) including Pride, Military, Career Development, and Wellness & Work-Life Balance, plus the Teammate Financial Assistance Fund, a well-structured onboarding experience, and a large nationwide community of like-minded professionals.
Advance Your Career: Take advantage of opportunities in clinic ownership, travel assignments, residency and fellowship programs, mentoring, leadership roles, non-clinical career paths, and much more!
- Benefits (effective the first of the month following your start date):
- Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) + discount program
- Complimentary therapy services
- 401(k) with company match
- Up to 20 PTO days, 6 holidays, 2 CEU days, and CEU reimbursement annually
- Ivy-funded NPTE prep course
- Paid Maternity / Parental Leave (eligibility after 26 weeks)
What We Look For
- License or pending license as a Physical Therapist in the treating state required
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program required
The compensation range listed reflects the good faith estimate of pay this organization reasonably expects to offer for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. This range applies to the base salary or hourly rate only and does not include bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation that may be offered.
We do not inquire about salary history as part of our hiring process.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the recruiting and employment process. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and organizational need. Any listed salary range or contractual rate does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services and deliver high-quality care to patients. Support positive patient outcomes through clinical practice and collaboration with the care team.
Requirements
Applicants must hold or be pursuing a physical therapist license in the state where they will treat patients. Graduation from an accredited physical therapy program is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (461 salary observations; 2,057 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,442 salary observations; 64,443 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $80k–$100k | Physical Therapy median $89k (middle half $82k–$99k)957 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina vs national | $90k median in North Carolina | $94k nationally (−4%)461 state / 12,442 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$95k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina | 725 active | 21,406 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 58% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on · loan repayment | North Carolina Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 27% offer loan repayment757 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,754 in the last 30 days | 4,474 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 |
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