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Sugar Maple Health
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Physical Therapist - Outpatient Private Practice Clinic - Fort Walton Beach, FL

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $78K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

This is a Physical Therapist job at an Outpatient Private Practice Clinic in Fort Walton Beach, FL. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment company.

Here Are the Logistics of the Position

1. Salary range starting at $78,000 per year based on experience.

2. Outpatient Clinic - General Orthopedics.

3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.

4. Full-time or part-time.

5. Position includes a comprehensive benefits package.

6. No travel in the community. All caseload within one clinic location.

7. This is a staff-level position focused on direct patient care.

Thanks for your interest. Please submit your resume to learn more.

We're happy to answer your questions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care as a physical therapist in an outpatient clinic setting. Manage a caseload within a single clinic location without the need for community travel.

Requirements

The position is open to full-time or part-time candidates. Applicants should be prepared to work a Monday through Friday schedule with no weekends or holidays.

Key Skills

Physical therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (725 salary observations; 3,273 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient Private Practice Clinic - Fort Walton Beach, FL at Sugar Maple Health 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 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$78k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 18 employers

11
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
1
$130k
3
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
83%
Sign-on bonus
74%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist - Studio City

Myo · Los Angeles, California

$90k-$140k
#2

Physical Therapist - West Hollywood

Myo · West Hollywood, California

$90k-$140k
#3

Physical Therapist (PT)

$80k-$135k
#4

Physical Therapist (PT)

$100k-$130k
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Fort Walton Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$318k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,800/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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