Physical Therapist - PT

Physical TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80K - $109K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Overview

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Dallas, TX
  • Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Inpatient
  • Hours: 40
  • Full Time
  • Compensation depends upon candidate’s years of experience and internal equity.
  • Salary range: $80,080.00 - $108,804.80

Benefits of becoming a Therapist with us

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Personal and Family Medical Leave
  • Clinical Ladder Program
  • New Grad Mentorship
  • Residency Programs
  • Continuing Education
  • Student Loan Assistance

Responsibilities

BSWIR is seeking a full time Physical therapist for our float team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 year experience in an Inpatient rehabilitation setting with understanding of treating medically complex, CVA, TBI and SCI population. Will consider new graduates with strong clinical experience.

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction. Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients. Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities. Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self. Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Qualifications

  • Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment required.

#BSWIR - Inpatient

  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningCVA TreatmentTBI TreatmentSCI TreatmentPatient EducationClinical DelegationFunctional Treatment Programming

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (694 salary observations; 2,772 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (14,040 salary observations; 32,591 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$94k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
62% this job
Loan repayment
28% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas Downtown Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Prescription coverage
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Extended Illness Days (EID)
401(k) retirement plan with company match