Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Location: 17720 W. Elliot Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338
  • Estrella Mountain Ranch - Goodyear, AZ
  • Status: Full Time

At ApexNetwork Physical Therapy, patients come first; it's what we all believe. It's the driving force behind our passion and what has helped us become one of Entrepreneur magazine's top franchise picks.

Perks of Being On Team Apex

  • Student Loan Assistance
  • Aggressively competitive compensation and benefit packages tailored to your needs.
  • Excellent comprehensive benefits package
  • High continuing education Reimbursement
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Paid Time Off and holiday pay

Come Heal With Us

Heal The Breathtaking Estrella Mountain Ranch Community on Team Apex!

This is more than a clinical job; this is a career.

Team Apex provides over 20 years of expertise to teach our team how to thrive in a competitive environment.

Therapist Owned & Operated

Your voice is heard by therapist owners and therapist executive-level administrative staff.

Growth & Stability

This growing privately held company grew from 3 clinics in 1999 to over 95 and counting, in 13 states across the U.S. Offering multiple pathways to career development including clinical expertise and professional growth.

Proven Path to Ownership

Several of our Franchise Owners and executive-level administrative staff started as staff therapists or Clinic Manager Physical therapists, just like you.

Upscale, High-Quality Physical Therapy Services

Our beautiful and welcoming facilities provide a warm environment for our team and our patients. The patient-centered focus of Apex sets us apart and makes our clinics feel like home.

What It Takes

  • Passion and dedication to patient education
  • Driven to provide successful patient outcomes in a high-energy environment
  • Commitment to personal development and growth with Apex
  • Aspire to develop or strengthen leadership qualities
  • Strong ability to enhance a positive and supportive rehab environment

Education

  • Graduate (e. g., Associate) from an accredited program which meets the licensure requirements in the state of practice is required.
  • All Physical Therapist Assistants must be licensed, or license eligible in the state they are applying.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide high-quality physical therapy services to patients in a clinical environment. They are expected to focus on patient education and contribute to successful patient outcomes while supporting a positive rehab environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program and hold or be eligible for a state license. A strong commitment to personal development and patient-centered care is required.

Key Skills

RehabilitationCommunication

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Arizona, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (318 salary observations; 1,413 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,948 salary observations; 63,515 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Arizona vs national$91k median in Arizona$94k nationally (−3%)318 state / 12,948 national salary observations
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Arizona498 active21,598 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentArizona Physical Therapist listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 23% offer loan repayment520 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,550 in the last 30 days4,337 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% 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.

Top PTA Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs
1
$32k
1
$56k
4
$60k-75k
3
$75k-90k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

11 jobs
0
1-2
0
3-4
3
5-6
7
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers · Germantown, Maryland

$58k-$80k
#2

Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant | Westminster Rehab

PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Westminster · Westminster, Colorado

$29-$38/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$37.5/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant - Sports

$27-$35/hr
+ 9 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% 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 ApexNetwork Physical Therapy

Medical Practices
Highland, Illinois
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Student Loan Assistance
Comprehensive benefits package
High continuing education reimbursement
401(k) with company matching
Paid time off and holiday pay

Living in Goodyear

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$1,698/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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