Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$75k-$90k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Upstream Rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist – Outpatient Ortho, Sign-On Bonus in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $75K - $90K
- Signing bonus: $15,000.
- 15 days PTO.
- CME allowance: $1,500.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Monthly clinical bonus program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Upstream Rehabilitation in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based care plans for patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality therapy while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program with a DPT, MPT, or equivalent degree. Requires an active or pending Tennessee Physical Therapist license.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (403 salary observations; 1,243 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,662 salary observations; 46,860 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Upstream Rehabilitation ranks #11 of 14 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Upstream Rehabilitation a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,383 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$83k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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