Physical Therapist, Outpatient Setting
Compensation
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Job Description
Burger Physical Therapy has provided therapy services since 1978.
We currently seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Physical Therapist to join our Burger owned Physical Therapy Outpatient Clinic located in Rancho Cordova, the greater Sacramento area in California. This is a great facility with state-of-the-art equipment and managed by a popular and approachable Clinic Coordinator!
We seek an energetic Physical Therapist willing to integrate into this interdisciplinary team proving clinical excellence!
This position is offered at full-time with a full benefit package, Monday -- Friday, or choose from many alternative work week schedules to include four 10/hour days. This opportunity is open to a new graduate or experienced Physical Therapist! We can make a flexible part-time schedule work around your existing commitments!
Burger offers a zero-premium healthcare plan this year - ask me for more information!
Primary Responsibilities
- Assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions
- Aid and direct patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, activities of daily living, prosthetic training, gait and functional training.
- Educate patient and family on proper care plans
- Communicate with team members to ensure quality care is being provided.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will perform patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide therapeutic interventions including muscle re-education and functional training. They are also responsible for educating patients and their families on care plans and communicating effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
The candidate must be a State Board Licensed Physical Therapist. The position is open to both new graduates and experienced professionals.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (1,228 salary observations; 4,631 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.1 / 10 · top 5% in physical therapy | ranked against 21,960 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $113k (middle half $94k–$122k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+24%)1,228 state / 12,385 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,804 active | 22,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 44% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California physical therapist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 8,033 in the last 30 days | 4,481 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, Outpatient Setting at Burger Physical Therapy a 8.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,960 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Rancho Cordova
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $476k
- Typical market rent
- $2,412/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.