Physical Therapist (PT)
Listed compensation
$51.51/hr
Listing transparency1 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- Job Id: T-PT-46967
- Profession: Allied Health
- Specialty: Physical Therapist
- Job Type: Contract/Travel
- Start Date: Nov 02, 2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Location: Victoria, TX
- Setting: Long-Term Care
- Shift Type: Days
- Shift Schedule: 8H Day; 35 hrs/week
- Rate: Local: $51.51/hr; $1,803.03/35-hours
- Travel: $53.51/hr; $1,873.03/35-hours
Requirements
- Preferred post-grad experience in skilled nursing facility.
- Valid and unrestricted Physical Therapist license.
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
- Commitment to providing high-quality patient-centered care.
- BLS Certification
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, patient-centered physical therapy services within a long-term care facility. Collaborate effectively within a team-oriented environment to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (259 salary observations; 1,531 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,705 salary observations; 16,929 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$109k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Victoria
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $221k
- Typical market rent
- $1,193/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.8
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Victoria, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.