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NovaCare Rehabilitation
East Lansing, Michigan

Physical Therapist - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$85k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 37m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient
  • Location: 715 West Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
  • Schedule: Monday - Friday hours between 7am-6pm
  • Compensation: $75,000 - $85,000 depending on experience
  • Incentives: $5,000 Sign-On bonus and $350 per month in uncapped student debt relief!
  • Additional Locations With Openings: Sturgis, Coldwater, Mason, Walled Lake, Canton.

At NovaCare Rehabilitation, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist. Our clinic provides services such as ortho, vestibular, concussion, sports medicine and more!

  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

OrthopedicsVestibular rehabilitationConcussion managementPatient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationNeurological rehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (254 salary observations; 1,788 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,691 salary observations; 67,161 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 Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $83k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,786 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Michigan vs national$89k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−5%)254 state / 12,691 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$83k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan670 active22,264 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMichigan physical therapist listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment692 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,998 in the last 30 days4,343 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,786 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,786 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 18 employers
6
<$95k
9
$95k-105k
4
$105k-115k
7
$115k-125k
2
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
CME allowance
52% this job
Loan repayment
26% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,786 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, RX, health, vision, and dental plans
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k)
Life and disability protection
Student loan repayment program
CEU program with paid national certifications
Mentorship and orientation programs
$5,000 sign-on bonus

Living in East Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k≈ 3.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,847/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.