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Highbar Physical Therapy
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Outpatient Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80K–$100K /yr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Joint Ventures Physical Therapy is hiring Physical Therapists - Join the Movement raising the standard, together!

Joint Ventures Physical Therapy has proudly joined Highbar in elevating the profession! As a leading outpatient physical therapy practice with a strong reputation for exceptional care, Joint Ventures continues to grow and thrive with Highbar’s innovative team across New England. Join New England's leading teaching practice!

Our mission remains the same: to empower our clinicians to provide outstanding care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you're looking to elevate your career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we’d love to have you join us at Joint Ventures!

Why Choose Us?

At Joint Ventures, we are revolutionizing outpatient physical therapy by putting clinicians first. We prioritize clinician support, ensuring you can focus on what matters most - providing outstanding patient care.

What Makes Joint Ventures Physical Therapists Different

Professional Growth: Over $15,000 in professional development opportunities, mentorship, and access to Special Interest Groups in Pelvic Health, Pediatrics, Neuro, Concussions, Vestibular, and more.

Competitive Compensation: Salary based on experience, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Cutting-Edge Support: Our advanced EMR system in combination with AI documentation software streamline documentation, allowing you to focus on patient care.

Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated physical therapy professionals who share a passion for patient-centered care.

Stay Balanced: Our patient caseload expectations are lower than industry norms, ensuring time for quality care and professional development.

What You'll Do

Provide expert care for a diverse caseload, including orthopedic, post-op, return-to-sport, and spine rehab. If desired, receive mentorship to treat vestibular, post-concussion, TMD, pelvic health, and more.

Integrate lifestyle medicine to physical therapy, considering factors such as sleep, nutrition, stress, and mental health in recovery plans.

  • Foster a positive and collaborative work environment with colleagues and patients.
  • Maintain timely and thorough documentation, ensuring compliance with medical guidelines.

Engage in ongoing professional development through mentorship, continuing education specialty interest groups (SIGs), orthopedic residency, COMT, on-site courses, dry needling certifications, support for OCS, and more.

What You'll Need

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
  • Active state Physical Therapy license or eligibility to obtain one.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a commitment to patient-centered care.

$80,000 - $100,000 a year

Salary based on experience

Total Compensation Package Includes

  • Uncapped bonus potential
  • Student loan assistance that continues until your loans are paid off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Exclusive H-Shares
  • Paid holidays & PTO
  • Relocation assistance (when applicable)
  • Fitness & wellness benefits
  • Employee home-buying assistance

Community Volunteer Opportunities

We don’t believe in flashy perks that distract from unsustainable workloads. Compensation here is designed to support both your career growth and your financial goals.

Physical Therapy Clinic Locations & Specialties

Joint Ventures Physical Therapy operates 12 clinics across the Boston area including Peabody, Needham, Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Wellesley, Wayland, Concord, Leominster. Specialty services include orthopedics, sports medicine, pelvic health, vestibular, TMJ, aquatic therapy, hand and upper extremity therapy, dry needling, and more.

Highbar Physical Therapy operates outpatient physical therapy clinics across New England, focusing on empowering physical therapists to practice at the top of their license while providing best-in-class patient care.

Take the next step in your PT career with Joint Ventures and Highbar – Apply today!

More About Us

We develop leading-edge physical therapists who practice at the top of their license, acting as primary care providers for musculoskeletal disorders, and challenging themselves and their patients to reach new goals.

Highbar and Joint Ventures are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert physical therapy care for a diverse caseload including orthopedic, post-op, and sports-related conditions. Integrate lifestyle medicine into recovery plans while maintaining timely and thorough clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program. An active state Physical Therapy license or eligibility to obtain one is required.

Key Skills

Orthopedic rehabilitationPost-operative careVestibular rehabilitationPost-concussion therapyTMD treatmentClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (498 salary observations; 1,509 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,008 salary observations; 66,534 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 22,012 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$100kPhysical Therapy median $99k (middle half $94k–$103k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Massachusetts vs national$98k median in Massachusetts$94k nationally (+5%)498 state / 13,008 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Massachusetts610 active22,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMassachusetts physical therapist listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment630 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,905 in the last 30 days4,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Highbar Physical Therapy#11 of 12 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,012 Physical Therapy listings), Top Employers work-life index, 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 Outpatient Physical Therapist at Highbar Physical Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution

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9
<$100k
11
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
29% this job
Relocation assistance
9% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Highbar Physical Therapy

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
Providence, Rhode Island
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Uncapped bonus potential
Student loan assistance
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Exclusive H-Shares
Paid holidays & PTO
Relocation assistance
Fitness & wellness benefits

Living in Wellesley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.48M≈ 18.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,030/mo≈ 60% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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