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Upstate Cerebral Palsy
Utica, New York

Physical Therapist $5,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62K - $71K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Pay $61,880.00 - $70,998.20 / 12-Month School Calendar & Sign-on bonus Eligible!

  • Full Time $5,000
  • Part Time $2,500 *(20 or more hours a week)

At Upstate Caring Partners, we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling, empowered, and joyful life. Our Physical Therapists play a vital role in helping the people we serve build strength, mobility, and independence. If you’re a compassionate, skilled clinician who wants to make a meaningful difference every day, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

Core Responsibilities

As a Registered Physical Therapist, you will support individuals across our programs by providing expert evaluation, therapy services, and collaborative care.

  • Evaluate and assess individuals on an ongoing basis to develop personalized, meaningful treatment goals.
  • Implement therapeutic interventions based on assessment findings, helping individuals enhance mobility, function, and quality of life.
  • Educate individuals, families, and team members on treatment plans, therapy methods, injury prevention, positioning, range of motion, and more.
  • Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams including educators and healthcare professionals ensuring alignment with each Individual Program Plan (IPP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP).
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with program and regulatory requirements.
  • Support departmental operations, including equipment needs, adaptation, and orientation of new staff.
  • Participate in agency-wide initiatives that advance our mission and enhance the well-being of the people we serve.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy
  • Current NYS Physical Therapy Registration/Licensure
  • 1-3 years of related experience preferred
  • A valid NYS Driver's License and ability to travel between sites

Benefits

Our work environment provides the opportunity to grow and learn in a fast-paced atmosphere. We offer competitive benefits and salary to include a low-cost individual health insurance plan, dollar for dollar retirement match (up to 7%), life insurance, voluntary benefits and generous paid time off.

  • Comprehensive Health/Dental/Vision
  • Direct Deposit
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Retirement Plan 403(b)
  • Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Generous PTO Plans (Sick, Vacation and Employee Leave)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Service Awards
  • Employee Appreciation Events
  • Employee Discounts

Upstate Caring Partners is the premier provider of direct-care services and programs in Central New York for individuals of all abilities and their families. If you believe in empowering people, Upstate Caring Partners is an excellent place to start or grow your career. Please visit our careers website to access the full job description located within the job posting. upstatecpjobs.org

Registered Physical Therapist

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate individuals to develop personalized treatment goals and implement therapeutic interventions to improve mobility and independence. They will also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and educate families on treatment plans and injury prevention.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationMobility trainingRange of motion exercises

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (619 salary observations; 1,987 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,008 salary observations; 66,534 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 York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 22,012 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$62k–$71kPhysical Therapy median $98k (middle half $95k–$105k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$98k median in New York$94k nationally (+5%)619 state / 13,008 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$62k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New York808 active22,002 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onNew York physical therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 23% offer loan repayment874 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,905 in the last 30 days4,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,012 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist $5,000 Sign-on Bonus! at Upstate Cerebral Palsy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 20 employers
17
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
6
$125k-140k
8
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
51%
Loan repayment
41%
Sign-on bonus
35% this job
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

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#4

Traveler Physical Therapist: Dutch Harbor, AK

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Upstate Cerebral Palsy

Individual and Family Services
Utica, New York
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $5,000 (full-time)
Low-cost individual health insurance
Dental and vision
Retirement match up to 7%
Life insurance
Generous PTO
Flexible Spending Account
403(b) retirement plan

Living in Utica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,392/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Utica-Rome, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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