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Saratoga Medical Center
San Diego, California

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Saratoga Ascend has an amazing opportunity for a Physical Therapist at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. We offer a competitive salary, PTO, paid holidays, and wonderful opportunities to care for and provide services to our military members and families. Medical, dental, vision and retirement plans are available. Would relocation be an option for you? Please inquire about our relocation assistance.

Qualifications

*Doctoral Degree

*Graduate of physical therapy program accredited by APTA or in Physical Therapy Education

*Completion of professional course work in the specialty area such as EDIS

*2 years of experience within the last 3 years

*Current, full, active and unrestricted license in ANY state of the US/US Territories

*BLS

I would love to have the opportunity to speak to you further about this position and I hope it will be a good fit for you! Please contact me for more information or for any questions you may have. Thank you!

Saratoga Medical Center, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discharge, compensation or any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, religion, color, age (over age 39), sex, national origin, or on the basis of disability if the employee can perform the essential functions of the job, with a reasonable accommodation if necessary.

Key Responsibilities

Provide physical therapy services to military members and their families at the Naval Medical Center. Deliver high-quality care while maintaining professional standards in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical Specialty

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 38% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,518 salary observations; 3,892 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Saratoga Medical Center 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 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

19
<$120k
8
$120k-140k
12
$140k-160k
8
$160k-180k
3
$180k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
55%
CME allowance
55%
Relocation assistance
15% this job
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT) - School BasedContract

Genesis Administrative Services · New Hyde Park, New York

$90.00 /Hr
#2

Outpatient Physical Therapist II

Sutter Health · Antioch, California

$63.78-$89.28/hr
#3

Physical Therapist, Home Health

$64.42-$86.55/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - $5k Sign On Bonus!

$55.42-$86.03/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Saratoga Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Fairfax, VA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
PTO
Paid holidays
Medical, dental, vision and retirement plans
Relocation assistance