Physical Therapist - Outpatient Clinic - Thornton, CO
Listed compensation
starting at $80K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
This is a Physical Therapist job at an Outpatient Clinic in Thornton, CO. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment firm.
Here Are the Logistics of the Position
1. Salary range starting at $80,000 per year based on experience.
2. Outpatient Clinic - General Orthopedics.
3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.
4. Full-time, Part-time, PRN.
5. Position includes a comprehensive benefits package.
6. No travel in the community. All caseload within one clinic location.
7. This is a staff-level position focused on direct patient care.
Thanks for your interest. Please submit your resume to learn more.
We're happy to answer your questions.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will provide direct patient care within an outpatient clinic setting. The role focuses on general orthopedics and requires working Monday through Friday.
Requirements
The position is open to full-time, part-time, or PRN candidates. Applicants should be prepared to work in a clinic-based environment without travel requirements.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In Colorado, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (116 salary observations; 205 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,823 salary observations; 9,097 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 Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient Clinic - Thornton, CO at Sugar Maple Health 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 22,270 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Top Physical Therapist Jobs
40 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution40 jobs · 32 employers
Annual compensation range
Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 32 employers
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)
Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California
Acute Care Physical Therapist
Sentara Health · Hampton, Virginia
Physical Therapist
$103k-$149kPhysical Therapist - Studio City
$90k-$140kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,270 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Living in Thornton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $470k≈ 5.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,881/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.