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ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina

Physical Therapist I (NE)

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$36.47-$53.16/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Position Summary

Provides direct patient care by evaluation and treatment in patient population served according to age and condition. Actively seeks to improve knowledge and skills of self and others. Provides appropriate leadership. Meets competency requirements. Will also be involved in team dynamics and participate in interdisciplinary activities when appropriate.

Work hours may vary based on staffing needs during the weekdays. The typical schedule is 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. The position includes participation in an every fourth weekend rotation as well as a holiday rotation.

Minimum Requirements

Graduation with Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral Degree from an APTA Accredited school of Physical Therapy.

Less than three years of licensure.

PT licensure with State of North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy (NCBPT) is required by start date.

Pay Range

  • $36.47 - $53.16
  • ECU Health

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care through evaluation and treatment based on age and condition. Participates in interdisciplinary activities and team dynamics while maintaining competency requirements.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree from an APTA accredited Physical Therapy program. Must hold or obtain a North Carolina Physical Therapy license by the start date.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationTreatment PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (507 salary observations; 1,981 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,948 salary observations; 63,515 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$76k–$111kPhysical Therapy median $92k (middle half $69k–$107k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
North Carolina vs national$90k median in North Carolina$94k nationally (−4%)507 state / 12,948 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$99k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina737 active21,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 26% offer loan repayment770 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,550 in the last 30 days4,334 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% 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 Physical Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 23 employers
13
<$100k
11
$100k-120k
2
$120k
6
$140k-160k
1
$165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
72%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
28%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$165,000
#2

Physical Therapist

General Dynamics Information Technology · Monterey, North Carolina

$111k-$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

$150k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,535 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Greenville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$237k
Typical market rent
$1,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Greenville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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