Hiring for Physical Therapist in Buckeye, AZ
Listed compensation
$66/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Job Start Date
- 9/28/2026
- Number of Weeks
- 26
- Shift Information
- 8D
- Guaranteed Hours: 40
- Pay Rate
- $2460 total weekly gross, $66/hour($28/hour W- 2 taxable, $38/hour non taxable stipend)
- Requirements: experience in setting
- License: active
- Shift/Hours: days
- Bill GWW: 40
- Pay GWW: yes
- OT Bill: 1.5
- On Call: n/a
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will provide clinical care and rehabilitation services to patients in a healthcare setting. The role involves maintaining a 40-hour work week over a 26-week contract period.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active physical therapy license and possess relevant clinical experience. The position requires a commitment to a 40-hour work week starting September 28, 2026.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$137k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $136k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapy | ranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$136k in purchasing power | Arizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Arizona | 490 active | 21,876 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 40% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 24% offer loan repayment512 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,820 in the last 30 days | 4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hiring for Physical Therapist in Buckeye, AZ at Sage Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,894 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
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Living in Buckeye
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $363k
- Typical market rent
- $1,978/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.