Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$86k-$110k
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Job Description
- Kessler Rehabilitation Center
- Position: Physical Therapist
- Location: Woodland Park
- Schedule: Full-Time 40 hours weeklyCompensation: $86,000-$110,000 annually depending on years of experience
Up to a $20,000 Sign on Bonus
Incentive: Student Debt Benefit Program and annual bonus plan
At Kessler, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.
- Our benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
- Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
- Ease the Burden: Our student debt benefit program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive benefits packages
- Invest in Your Future: Company matching 401(k) retirement plans
- Advance your Career: We offer specialties nationwide (aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic, concussion, hand therapy + more)
- Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement
Responsibilities of the Physical Therapist (PT)
- Performs comprehensive evaluations, develops and appropriately progresses individualized treatment plans.
- Provides thorough education to patients and caregivers in a manner they can understand, and plans appropriately for discharge when medical necessity no longer indicates skilled therapeutic care.
- Participates in departmental initiatives and demonstrates effective communication with all rehab team members.
- Facilitates professional growth, development and overall improvement of departmental performance.
Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services, and design of program delivery.
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) accredited school of physical therapy.
- Valid New Jersey State Physical Therapy License/ Registration REQUIRED to start.
- Prior experience in outpatient orthopedics preferred; entry level/New Grad acceptable
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (512 salary observations; 1,884 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,442 salary observations; 64,443 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $86k–$110k | Physical Therapy median $93k (middle half $86k–$100k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey vs national | $99k median in New Jersey | $94k nationally (+6%)512 state / 12,442 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$90k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey | 676 active | 21,348 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 44% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $20k sign-on | New Jersey Physical Therapist listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment725 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,754 in the last 30 days | 4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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