Physical Therapist - Acute/Inpatient - Travel - $2,514/week - Fresno, CA (Days)
Listed compensation
$59/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
VitalHire is hiring: Travel Physical Therapist - Acute/Inpatient at Fresno, CA
Job Details
- Profession: Physical Therapist - Acute/Inpatient
- Location: Fresno, CA
- Setting: Acute Care Hospital (inpatient)
- Job Type: Travel Contract
- Shift: Days (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Assignment length: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/08/2026
- Openings: 1
Pay
- Travel weekly estimated pay: $2,514/week
- Local pay rate: $59/hr (local candidates)
Requirements
- Active California Physical Therapist license
- Current BLS certification
- 1+ year (2+ preferred) of recent acute care / inpatient physical therapy experience
Why VitalHire
- Weekly direct deposit and a dedicated recruiter from submission through your last shift
- Help with licensing, credentialing and onboarding so you can start on time
Apply today and a VitalHire recruiter will reach out with next steps.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services in an acute care hospital inpatient setting. Work a day shift during a 13-week travel contract.
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 (1,253 salary observations; 4,288 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,410 salary observations; 61,614 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)), so the posted ~$127k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,566 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $123k–$131k | Physical Therapy median $120k (middle half $97k–$134k)967 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+25%)1,253 state / 12,410 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$114k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,743 active | 21,659 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 60% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physical Therapist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,739 in the last 30 days | 4,062 the 30 days before (+91%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Fresno
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $376k
- Typical market rent
- $1,945/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.2
- 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 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.