Physical Therapist Assistant - Astoria

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$95k

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Job Description

Physical Therapist Assistant

Spear Physical and Occupational Therapy is seeking a qualified, passionate Physical Therapist Assistant to join the team. New graduates are welcome to apply.

Therapists are responsible for setting clear expectations for your patients’ clinical progress, executing treatments as promised, and providing items or documents such as Home Exercise Programs.

Therapists are expected to execute a high standard of clinical excellence while maintaining 5-star customer service, because a passion for your craft is turned into real impacts when you deliver on your promises.

Spear strives to foster a true community environment for both patients and team members; therefore, a collaborative spirit is valued to ensure everyone receives the care and support they need.

Qualifications

License to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant in the State of New York

What We Offer

  • Mentorship Programs and Spear's award-winning Future Leaders Program (SFLP).
  • $1,400/year Continuing Education Stipend; In-house CEU Opportunities for Monthly Manual Therapy Workshops; Physician Shadowing; Lectures.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program.
  • One Medical paid membership. Learn more at onemedical.com/business
  • Mental Health benefits that include paid time off and support services through Journey Live & employer sponsored EAP program.
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits, Commuter FSA Plan.
  • 401K plan at 90 days with 100% vested match up to 4% after 18 months of employment.
  • Generous paid time including PTO, Floating Holidays, Company Holidays, Mental Health
  • Commuter FSA Plans – pretax savings plans for travel to & from work

Employee Perks: discounted rates for entertainment, travel, fitness, insurance plans, etc. Gym membership discounts with Blink & Crunch Fitness.

Company Events - Annual Summer Picnic and Holiday Awards Celebration

$70,000 - $95,000 a year

Key Responsibilities

Set clear expectations for patients’ clinical progress, deliver the planned treatments, and provide materials such as home exercise programs. Maintain high clinical standards and five-star customer service while collaborating with the care team.

Key Skills

Physical Therapy AssistancePatient CareClinical Progress PlanningTreatment ExecutionCollaborationPatient Communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (571 salary observations; 1,952 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,785 salary observations; 62,466 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
New York vs national$99k median in New York$94k nationally (+5%)571 state / 11,785 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New York783 active21,520 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNew York Physical Therapist listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 23% offer loan repayment854 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,750 in the last 30 days4,154 the 30 days before (+87%)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 PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

6 jobs
1
$67k
2
$70k-75k
1
$78k
1
$83k
1
$115k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

10 jobs
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1-2
0
3-4
0
5-6
9
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Telehealth Physical Therapist Assistant (Remote) - New York, NY

FOX Rehabilitation · New York, New York

$75k-$115k
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant- Outpatient

US Physical Therapy · Floral Park, New York

$31-$40/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$37.5/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Kent Island

$27-$35/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Spear Physical and Occupational Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
New York, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Mentorship Programs
Future Leaders Program
Continuing Education Stipend ($1,400/year)
In-house CEU Opportunities
Student Loan Repayment Program
One Medical paid membership
Mental Health benefits (Journey Live & EAP)
Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k≈ 12.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo≈ 70% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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