Travel Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$75/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
Ask the employer about call expectations and time off.
Job Description
A facility northwest of Redding, CA is seeking a Travel Physical Therapist to join their rehabilitation team! Weekly Pay and Benefits available!
Pay Rate: $75.00 (All-inclusive W-2 rate)
Travel Physical Therapist Opportunity
- Full-time, 13-week contract
- Start Date: ASAP
- Mon-Fri; Day Shift
- Weekly Pay and Benefits Available
- Setting: Outpaitent
Travel Physical Therapist Qualifications
- Must have or be willing to obtain PT license in the sate of CA
- Previous experience as a Physical Therapist required
- BLS certiifcation required
About the Community
Enjoy a peaceful, rural lifestyle with a welcoming small-town atmosphere and a strong sense of community.
Take advantage of the surrounding natural beauty, with easy access to hiking, fishing, camping, and other outdoor recreation.
Benefit from relatively affordable housing options compared with many other parts of California, including opportunities for more space and privacy.
Experience four distinct seasons and a relaxed pace of life, with scenic mountain views and opportunities to enjoy the outdoors year-round.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services within an outpatient rehabilitation team setting. Deliver high-quality patient care as part of a 13-week contract assignment.
Requirements
Must hold or be willing to obtain a California Physical Therapist license. Previous experience as a Physical Therapist and a valid BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,525 salary observations; 3,917 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,883 salary observations; 56,734 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California 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, 165 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Travel 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 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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- No weekends
- No nights
- On-site
Living in Redding
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $375k
- Typical market rent
- $1,704/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Redding, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.