PTA/Physical Therapist Assistant - Newton, NC
Listed compensation
$55K - $72K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist Assistant /PTA
- Trinity Rehab-Skilled
- Newton, NC
- FT
Join our fun, positive rehab staff to make a difference. Enjoy the vast equipment at your hands to utilize with your patients in our clean state of the art facility.
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Requirements
NC PTA
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision plans
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Retirement Plan (401K) – Company Match
- Life Insurance
- Company paid group life insurance
- Short & Long term disability
- Critical Illness
- Flexible Spending
- Licensure Reimbursement
- Bereavement Leave
- Accidental death and dismemberment
- Clinical support and training
- Continuing Education
- Tuition Assistance
- Christmas Club
Key Responsibilities
Join a fun, positive rehab staff team to make a difference in patient care. Utilize the vast equipment available in a clean, state-of-the-art facility for patient treatment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Physical Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (587 salary observations; 1,843 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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 ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PTA/Physical Therapist Assistant - Newton, NC at Trinity Rehab a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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Living in Newton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $273k≈ 5.0× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,358/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.5
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.