Physical Therapist II, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Per Diem

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 20% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (788 salary observations; 1,492 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,391 salary observations; 24,210 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$159k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $144k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist II, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Per Diem at Sutter Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,155 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.