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Raleigh, North Carolina

Physical Therapist, Outpatient

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$98k

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Job Description

Access Physical Therapy is hiring a full-time Outpatient Physical Therapist (PT/DPT) in Raleigh, NC. Pay is $80,000 to $98,000 per year, plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Join a small, collaborative team treating orthopedic, sports, post-surgical, vestibular, and balance patients, from youth athletes to older adults. You'll use dry needling, blood flow restriction therapy, cupping, and running analysis in daily practice. Clinicians at every career stage, from newly licensed to board certified, get a development plan built around their goals.

What We Offer

  • $80,000 to $98,000 per year, based on experience
  • Full-time, 40 hours per week, with a schedule built around clinic needs and your preferences where possible
  • Sign-on bonus of $5,000

Structured mentorship and professional development planning from day one, with a supported transition into the clinic and a gradual caseload ramp-up

Pay that grows with your expertise through our Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE), with milestones like board certification

Up to $1,500 in annual CEU support, plus professional education and certification funded through Evidence In Motion (EIM)

AI-powered clinical documentation built into the Clinicient Insight EMR, designed to cut after-hours charting so work stays at work

Who We Are

At Access Physical Therapy in partnership with Confluent Health and our family of affiliated brands, physical therapists practice in an environment built for high quality care, professional growth, and sustainable careers. We support clinicians with innovative tools, strong mentorship, and clear development pathways.

Ready to grow with a team that invests in you? Apply today.

Life in North Raleigh

Our clinic is in North Raleigh, a leafy, active part of the city with easy access to downtown Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. You're close to the shopping and dining at North Hills, scenic lakes like Shelley Lake, and more than 100 miles of greenway trails, so walking, running, and biking are part of daily life. It's a community that values staying active, and our patients reflect that.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients and identify the root causes of movement dysfunction through history and physical examination

  • Build evidence-based plans of care around each patient's goals, needs, and lifestyle
  • Deliver therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and modalities
  • Track outcomes, adjust treatment, and advocate for patients throughout recovery

Qualifications

Licensed Physical Therapist in North Carolina (or ability to obtain licensure in North Carolina)

Passion for evidence-based, patient-centered care

About

Compensation: $80,000 - 98,000/year + productivity incentives, with additional compensation opportunities for certifications. Benefits include generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, and 401(K) with a 4% employer match.

Confluent Health, LLC and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you need assistance or would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@goconfluent.com.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic careSports physical therapyPost-surgical rehabilitationVestibular therapyBalance trainingPatient evaluation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (470 salary observations; 2,005 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 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 ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$80k–$98kPhysical Therapy median $94k (middle half $88k–$111k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
North Carolina vs national$90k median in North Carolina$94k nationally (−4%)470 state / 12,288 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$94k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina760 active22,065 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina physical therapist listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 27% offer loan repayment792 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,998 in the last 30 days4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% 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 Physical Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 22 employers
15
<$110k
8
$110k-125k
1
$125k
9
$140k-155k
1
$165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
55% this job
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

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#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,960 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Confluent Health

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
Louisville, Kentucky
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 sign-on bonus
Structured mentorship and professional development
Up to $1,500 annual CEU support
Professional education and certification funded through Evidence In Motion
AI-powered clinical documentation
Generous paid time off
Medical, dental, vision
Disability insurance

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,572/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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