Physical Therapist Assistant /PTA- Cary, NC
Listed compensation
$55K - $72K
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist Assistant/PTA
- Trinity Rehab
- Cary, NC
PRN - Outpatient /. SNF
Join our fun, positive rehab staff to make a difference. Enjoy the vast equipment at your hands to utilize with your patients in our clean state of the art facility.
Requirements
NC PTA
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to patients in an outpatient and skilled nursing facility setting. Utilize state-of-the-art equipment to help patients achieve their rehabilitation goals.
Licensure & Certifications
Must hold a valid North Carolina Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license. Ability to work in a positive, team-oriented rehab environment.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (587 salary observations; 1,843 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant /PTA- Cary, NC at Trinity Rehab a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Cary
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $487k≈ 8.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,774/mo≈ 39% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.2
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.