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Cape Charles, Virginia

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35 per hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About the Practice

This outpatient practice sits on Virginia's Eastern Shore in Cape Charles, a small Chesapeake Bay town. The group is actively recruiting from out of the area and has built a relocation package to match, including direct help finding housing.

The Role

The clinic is hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant for a general outpatient caseload, working alongside the treating Physical Therapists. Compensation and benefits are negotiable based on experience and skill.

Relocation and Housing

A $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 in relocation assistance are both available, and the relocation money is paid even if you do not incur relocation costs.

The practice also assists with housing. One featured option is a three-bedroom rental with a private dock and deep-water access at $2,000 per month.

Requirements

Compensation and Benefits

Physical Therapist Assistants start at $35 per hour, with rates negotiable.

Benefits include Anthem health and vision plus Delta Dental with the employer covering seventy percent of the employee premium, a Fidelity-managed IRA or 401(k) with an employer match up to three percent of annual salary, three weeks of PTO for new graduates or four weeks for experienced clinicians plus one additional day per year of employment, and up to $1,500 per year in continuing education reimbursement.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will work in an outpatient clinic setting alongside treating Physical Therapists. They are responsible for providing general outpatient care and supporting the clinical team.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient rehabilitationClinical documentationPatient assessmentTherapeutic exercise

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (561 salary observations; 1,687 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Scalein a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top PTA Jobs

13 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution12 jobs · 11 employers

5
<$75k
3
$79k
0
$80k-85k
3
$85k-90k
1
$96k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
69% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Relocation assistance
15% this job
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (Inpatient) - Acute Rehab Therapies (Full-Time, Days)

Enloe Health · Chico, California

$34.02-$45.93/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Center Well · Peachtree City, Georgia

$64k-$88k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)

$38-$42/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant - Arlington, VA!

$60k-$85k
+ 11 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Cape Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$409k
Median resident rent
$800/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Housing Assistance
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401(k) with match
PTO