Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$82k-$115k

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist
  • Location: Port Huron, Michigan
  • Department: Physical Therapy
  • Shifts Available: Full Time, Days
  • Pay: $1,584 to $2,217.60 gross per week
  • Assignment length: 12 weeks

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  • Award-winning hospital partners across the nation
  • Dedicated career specialists to support you every step of the way
  • Immediate and flexible opportunities to create your career journey
  • Tailored career pathway where you can thrive personally and professionally

Responsibilities

Provides medically prescribed consultative and therapeutic services in order to restore function and prevent disability in patients with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and/or integumentary disorders. The Physical Therapist performs responsibilities in accordance with Physical Therapy/Hospital Policy, state and federal regulatory licensing and accrediting requirements.

  • Conduct patient evaluations and assessments.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Deliver therapeutic interventions including exercises, manual therapy, and modalities.
  • Document patient progress following regulatory and hospital standards.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams.
  • Participate in quality improvement and compliance activities.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Bachelor/ Masters/ Doctorate/Certificate degree in Physical Therapy.2. Current state Physical Therapy license.3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

4. Minimum 1 year of experience required.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningMusculoskeletal DisordersCardiopulmonary DisordersDocumentationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (255 salary observations; 1,745 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 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 ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k 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
Michigan vs national$88k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−6%)255 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$103k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan636 active21,950 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 50% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment657 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,700 in the last 30 days4,518 the 30 days before (+70%)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, 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

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 16 employers
11
<$105k
2
$110k
3
$120k
4
$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$165,000
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
#4

Traveler Physical Therapist: Dutch Harbor, AK

$2800/week
+ 21 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 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Premiere Healthcare Staffing

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Ontario, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Dedicated career specialists
Award-winning hospital partners
Flexible assignment opportunities

Living in Port Huron

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$185k
Typical market rent
$1,088/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
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 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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