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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Highland Heights, Kentucky

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72k-$74k

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient
  • Location:2600 Alexandria Pike Highland Heights, KY 41076
  • Type of Employment: Full-time
  • Schedule: Hours vary between (7am-6pm)
  • Compensation: Starting at $72,000/Yr, commensurate based on years of experience
  • Incentives: $10,000 Sign-on Bonus, Student Debt Benefit ($350 monthly tuition assistance)

At NovaCare Rehabilitation, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.

  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification

Additional Data

  • Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationNeurological rehabilitationRegulatory compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (188 salary observations; 987 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,688 salary observations; 66,259 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$72k–$74kPhysical Therapy median $94k (middle half $88k–$104k)322 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Kentucky vs national$84k median in Kentucky$94k nationally (−11%)188 state / 12,688 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$81k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Kentucky330 active21,843 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-on · loan repaymentKentucky physical therapist listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment342 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,101 in the last 30 days4,346 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 18 employers
16
<$100k
7
$100k-110k
7
$110k-120k
4
$120k-130k
2
$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
Loan repayment
19% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Marlboro NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Marlboro, New Jersey

$140k
#2

Physical Therapist Matawan NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Matawan, New Jersey

$140k
#3

Physical Therapist with Lymphedema Interest

$86k-$128k
#4

Senior Living Physical Therapist

$82k-$123k
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,786 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus
Student Debt Benefit ($350 monthly tuition assistance)
Mentorship and orientation programs
Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
Life and disability protection

Living in Highland Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,517/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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