PT/Physical Therapist- Hickory, NC
Listed compensation
$78K - $90K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Physical Therapist/PT
$10,000 Sign on Bonus
- Trinity Rehab-Skilled
- Hickory, NC
- FT & PRN positions available
Join our fun, positive rehab staff to make a difference. Enjoy the vast equipment at your hands to utilize with your patients in our clean state of the art facility.
#TrinityInd
The Physical Therapist is a licensed professional who directs, supervises, evaluates and provides physical therapy services to the patients as prescribed by the attending physician. May supervise Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision plans
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Retirement Plan (401K)-Company Match - Traditional & ROTH
- Life Insurance
- Company paid group life insurance
- Short & Long term disability
- Critical Illness
- Flexible Spending
- Licensure Reimbursement
- Bereavement Leave
- Accidental death and dismemberment
- Clinical support and training
- Continuing Education
- Tuition Assistance
- Christmas Club
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist is a licensed professional responsible for directing, supervising, evaluating, and providing physical therapy services to patients as prescribed by the attending physician. This role may also involve supervising Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.
Requirements
The primary requirement is to be a licensed Physical Therapist capable of performing evaluations and delivering prescribed therapy services. The role involves directing and supervising other staff members within a clinical setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (587 salary observations; 1,843 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PT/Physical Therapist- Hickory, NC at Trinity Rehab 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 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Hickory
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $292k≈ 3.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,531/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.5
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.