Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$39-$66/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Well-established hospital located near Arlington, TX is looking for a Physical Therapist to join their team. Details are listed below.
Salary: $39.00 - $66.00/hour
Physical Therapist Opportunity
Providing direct inpatient care to patients in need of physical therapy.
Physical Therapist will be supervising care and treatments, leading patient assessments, creating personal care plans, and addressing patient concerns.
Building meaningful relationships with patients by taking the time to understand their physical, mental, and emotional needs to support their recovery.
Physical Therapist Qualifications
Current licensure as a Physical Therapist
CPR Certification
Master's Degree preferred, or Bachelor's Degree plus sufficient experience in the field.
The Surrounding Environment
- Covers about 100 square miles and ranks as the seventh-most populous city in Texas.
- Home to the NFL's Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and MLB's Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.
- Features major economic drivers like the General Motors Arlington Assembly plant and corporate footprints
- Home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), a large and growing research university
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will provide direct inpatient care, including conducting patient assessments and creating personalized treatment plans. They are also responsible for supervising care and building supportive relationships with patients to aid their recovery.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Physical Therapist license and a CPR certification. A Master's degree is preferred, though a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience is acceptable.
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, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (770 salary observations; 4,962 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 167 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Ironside Human Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$109k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- Includes call
Living in Arlington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $291k
- Typical market rent
- $1,462/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.