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Select Physical Therapy
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Physical Therapist - $20,000 bonus

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$95k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Saturday

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient
  • Location: 405 Racetrack Road, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
  • Schedule: Full-Time | Center open Monday–Saturday
  • Compensation: $75,000–$95,000/year pending experience

Incentives: $20,000 sign on bonus. Indefinite student loan debt benefit program is an available option for this position

At Select Physical Therapy, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.

  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification

Additional Data

  • Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPatient TreatmentTreatment DocumentationClinical ComplianceRegulatory ComplianceInterdisciplinary CollaborationOutpatient CareNeurological Rehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (571 salary observations; 3,495 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,898 salary observations; 60,349 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$75k–$95kPhysical Therapy median $102k (middle half $89k–$105k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Florida vs national$90k median in Florida$94k nationally (−4%)571 state / 11,898 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$82k in purchasing powerFlorida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Florida1,382 active21,515 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 42% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$20k sign-on · loan repaymentFlorida Physical Therapist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,629 in the last 30 days4,307 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,894 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - $20,000 bonus at Select Physical Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 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 ~$85k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 20 employers
10
<$105k
6
$105k-120k
4
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
2
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
64% this job
Loan repayment
23% this job
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$150k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - GlendalePer Diem

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#3

Physical Therapist

$110k-$145k
#4

Physical Therapist Matawan NJ

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,894 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Select Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Mentorship and orientation programs
Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans
Company-matching 401(k)
Life and disability protection
Student loan repayment program
Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program with bonus incentives

Living in Fort Walton Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$319k≈ 4.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,828/mo≈ 29% 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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.