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Compton, California

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) — Compton, Lynwood and South Gat

Physical TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$80-$100/hr

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Job Description

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) — Compton, Lynwood and South Gate

$500 SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE — Earn a $500 bonus after completing 5 Home Health visits in our designated high-demand South Los Angeles service area. Eligibility requirements apply.

Immediate referral demand in South Los Angeles, Inglewood, Gardena, Compton, Lynwood, Downey, and surrounding communities.

Independent contractor (1099) opportunity paid per visit. Choose patients within your preferred local territory and build your schedule around your availability, with no minimum visit requirement.

Provide one-on-one care in patients’ homes. Home health experience is preferred but not required.

Compensation

  • $80–$120 per visit, depending on visit type and experience
  • Coverage Area
  • Compton, Lynwood and South Gate

Responsibilities

  • Perform home health physical therapy evaluations and reassessments.
  • Develop individualized plans of care based on patient needs and functional goals.
  • Provide skilled treatment focused on mobility, strength, balance, safety, independence, and quality of life.
  • Establish appropriate therapy frequency and treatment recommendations.
  • Coordinate care with PTAs, physicians, nursing, and the interdisciplinary care team.
  • Provide appropriate supervision and clinical direction to PTAs when applicable.
  • Complete accurate and timely documentation using our electronic documentation system.
  • Manage your assigned geographic territory while maintaining excellent patient outcomes.

What We Offer

  • Competitive per-visit compensation of $80–$120, depending on experience and visit type.
  • Flexible scheduling with no minimum visit requirement.
  • Ability to choose patients within your preferred geographic territory.
  • Geographic territories designed to reduce drive time whenever possible.
  • Referral opportunities based on your availability and preferred geographic territory.
  • Dedicated clinical and administrative support.
  • User-friendly electronic documentation system.

Qualifications

  • Current California Physical Therapist license.
  • Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance.
  • Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to practice independently in the home health setting.
  • Home health experience preferred but not required.

If you enjoy practicing independently, building meaningful relationships with patients, and helping individuals remain safe and independent in their homes, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Skills

Home health carePatient evaluationCare planningMobility trainingStrength trainingBalance trainingClinical documentationIndependent practice

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (1,220 salary observations; 4,366 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $169k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166k–$208kPhysical Therapy median $166k (middle half $146k–$166k)31 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$118k median in California$94k nationally (+26%)1,220 state / 12,288 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$169k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in California1,801 active22,065 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,998 in the last 30 days4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 17 employers
14
<$115k
11
$115k-135k
8
$135k-155k
2
$155k-175k
3
$186k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
62% this job
CME allowance
59%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,960 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Prava Therapy

Software Development
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

$500 sign-on bonus after 5 visits
Flexible scheduling with no minimum visit requirement
Choose patients within preferred geographic territory
Dedicated clinical and administrative support
User-friendly electronic documentation system

Living in Compton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$654k
Typical market rent
$2,315/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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