Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$70K - $80K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Now Hiring: Physical Therapist Assistant
- Location: Hillsborough, NJ
- Position: Full-Time | Outpatient Clinic
- Schedule: M–F, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Compensation: $70K–$80K/year DOE + Benefits
Job Summary
The Physical Therapist Assistant is responsible for assisting in the implementation of individualized treatment plans in an outpatient setting.
Working under the direction of a licensed Physical Therapist, this role provides direct patient care with an emphasis on therapeutic exercise, functional movement training, and treatment progression.
The position also includes observing patient response, communicating updates to the supervising therapist, and ensuring documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsibilities
- Assist with patient treatment sessions
- Lead prescribed exercises and activities
- Track patient performance and response
- Document care and progress notes
- Support clinic organization and workflow
- Accredited PTA program graduate
- Active PTA license (NJ)
- Prior outpatient experience is a plus
- Reliable and detail-oriented
- PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Bring your experience into a setting that values consistency and patient progress.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited PTA program and hold an active New Jersey PTA license. Prior experience in an outpatient setting is considered a plus.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (144 salary observations; 276 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Gotham Enterprises holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 569 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Gotham Enterprises a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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- On-site
Living in Hillsborough
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $629k≈ 9.0× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $1,986/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.