Physical Therapist - Adaptive PE Instructor
Listed compensation
$75k-$80k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join May Institute as a Physical Therapist – Adaptive PE Instructor, Loan Repayment in Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $75K - $80K
- 19 days PTO.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Training and Certification Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 10 Paid Holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers student loan benefits. Work with May Institute in Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist/APE Instructor provides consultative physical therapy and adapted physical education programming to support students' gross motor development and independence. This role involves assessing student needs, developing individualized goals, collaborating with clinical teams, and training staff on therapeutic strategies.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program and possess current state licensure. Experience in conducting assessments and developing gross motor programming, along with knowledge of IEPs and Applied Behavior Analysis, is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (709 salary observations; 1,066 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $73k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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