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Iuka, Mississippi

Physical Therapist - $15000 SIGN ON BONUS

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$95k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Physical Therapist – Outpatient Ortho

Elite Physical Therapy - Iuka, Mississippi

We are looking for Physical Therapists to join our team in Iuka, MS and surrounding areas! If you have a passion for outpatient orthopedics and improving quality of life for your community, see your future with Elite Physical Therapy!

  • What You Get
  • Competitive pay and our comprehensive benefits package: $80000 - $95000 / year
  • Flexible weekday schedules
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Student loan repayment opportunities
  • Meaningful and achievable bonus earnings
  • Structured clinician onboarding and new grad mentorship
  • In-house orthopedic & sports residencies, and robust clinical education programs
  • Path to clinic ownership / partnership opportunity
  • Innovative and best-in-class clinical technology to reduce documentation and administrative time
  • A team of peers and leaders who are invested in supporting your success!
  • What You’ll Do
  • Develop personalized, evidence-based care plans for your patients
  • Provide high quality, outcomes-centric care
  • Contribute to a collaborative team environment (and have a lot of fun along the way!)
  • Build lasting connections with patients and the Sherman community
  • Continuously learn and grow in a values-driven culture

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Active Physical Therapist license in the state of Mississippi
  • Why Join Us? We are changing the future of PT

Elite Physical Therapy is proud to be part of the Upstream Rehabilitation family of brands. We are community-focused with national impact. Experience the local feel you crave while knowing your work contributes to a bigger purpose.

When you join us, you benefit from the power of central support teams whose sole focus is to make the lives of our clinicians easier, so you can focus on what matters – the patient in front of you.

We lead the industry in driving the highest quality outcomes; leverage data, technology and modernized tools to reduce clinician administrative tasks; and understand the challenge our industry is facing.

One that requires new ways of thinking to drive real change and make physical therapy more accessible to our communities. All of this plus a fantastic group of clinicians leading our culture and having fun along the way. See yourself with us!

To learn more about us, follow @lifeatupstream on Instagram, check out our LinkedIn company page, or click here! We can’t wait to meet you!

Upstream Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment where our differences are celebrated for the value they bring to our communities, our patients and our teammates. Upstream Rehabilitation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or other status protected under applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement personalized, evidence-based care plans for patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting. Contribute to a collaborative team environment while maintaining high-quality, outcomes-centric patient care.

Key Skills

Evidence-based practiceClinical documentationOrthopedic rehabilitationSports medicinePatient communicationCare planning

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 47 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Mississippi?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,786 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$95kPhysical Therapy median $95k (middle half $88k–$105k)295 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerMississippi index 87.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Mississippi157 active22,182 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% no call · 66% no weekends47 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-on · loan repaymentMississippi physical therapist listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 31% offer loan repayment160 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,100 in the last 30 days4,341 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,786 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - $15000 SIGN ON BONUS at Upstream Rehabilitation a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,786 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 14 employers
6
<$95k
7
$95k-105k
6
$105k-115k
6
$115k-125k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
54% this job
Loan repayment
25% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

University of Mississippi · University, Mississippi

$83k-$125k
#2

Physical Therapist (NEW GRAD MENTOR PROGRAM) - Norwalk, CT

FOX Rehabilitation · Norwalk, Connecticut

$70k-$120k
#3

Physical Therapist (NEW GRAD MENTOR PORGRAM) - Brookfield, CT

$70k-$120k
#4

Physical Therapist (NEW GRAD MENTOR PROGRAM) - Bardonia, NY

$75k-$115k
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,786 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Upstream Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Flexible weekday schedules
PTO and paid holidays
Student loan repayment opportunities
Meaningful and achievable bonus earnings
Structured clinician onboarding and new grad mentorship
In-house orthopedic & sports residencies
Clinical education programs

Living in Iuka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Median resident rent
$664/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.