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Select Physical Therapy
San Diego, California

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$82k-$100k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Outpatient Physical Therapist
  • Location: 7425 Mission Valley Rd, Ste 201, San Diego, CA 92108
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Compensation: $82K-$100K/year (based on experience)
  • Incentives: $5K Sign-On Bonus + Monthly Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Mission Valley is a thriving, high-volume clinic with a strong sense of community and a collaborative team environment. Our team includes six Physical Therapists and two Occupational Therapists, including a Certified Hand Therapist. Following a recent expansion, we're excited to continue growing and are looking for a compassionate Physical Therapist who will contribute to our positive culture and strong community connections.

Our clinicians are passionate about mentorship and professional development, with expertise in orthopedics, including OCS, COMT, and residency-trained specialists. Beyond the clinic, our greater San Diego team fosters a supportive culture through regular collaboration, skills development opportunities, and market-wide team-building events. Join us and become part of a team that is dedicated to helping each other grow while delivering exceptional patient care.

Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being (benefits for full-time status):

  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification

Additional Data

  • Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPatient treatmentClinical documentationNeurological rehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (1,057 salary observations; 3,917 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Select Physical Therapy ranks #3 of 11 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Select Physical Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 21 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
77% this job
Sign-on bonus
63% this job
Loan repayment
40% this job
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M≈ 12.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo≈ 44% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Select Physical Therapy

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Benefits & Perks

Mentorship and orientation programs
CEU program with paid national certifications
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and disability protection
Student loan repayment program
$5K sign-on bonus