Physical Therapist Assistant - Outpatient
Listed compensation
$45k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
We are now hiring a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic setting in Dallas, TX. 40 hours per week are available. All caseload under one roof, no driving in the community. The patient population is general orthopedics - all ages. Top pay and benefits with negotiable sign-on bonus.
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
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Job Requirements
- State licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience is required.
- Able to work full-time hours of 40 per week.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting. Manage a general orthopedic caseload for patients of all ages within the facility.
Requirements
Candidates must hold state licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant. A minimum of 2 years of professional experience is required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (809 salary observations; 5,322 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$45k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $46k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Texas vs national | $88k median in Texas | $94k nationally (−6%)809 state / 15,367 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$46k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Texas | 2,082 active | 21,930 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Texas Physical Therapist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment2,247 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$45k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Dallas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $284k≈ 6.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,604/mo≈ 43% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.