Physical Therapist - Outpatient (36hrs/week) - Crosslake, MN

Of the 46 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

In Minnesota, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (82 salary observations; 125 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (4,981 salary observations; 11,236 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 186 active listings.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient (36hrs/week) - Crosslake, MN at Essentia Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,050 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.