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Mankato, Minnesota

Physical Therapist - Supplemental/PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$41.09-$61.66/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

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Job Description

Physical therapists are health care professionals who help individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and functioning, thereby enabling optimal performance and enhancing health, well-being, and quality of life.

Their services prevent, minimize, or eliminate impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

Physical therapy is provided for individuals of all ages who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to (1) conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems or (2) the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance.

Qualifications

Successful completion of an accredited physical therapy educational program and passed approved licensing exam.

Doctor of Physical Therapy, APTA Board Certified Specialist preferred.

Current Minnesota License to practice Physical Therapy or eligible for a Minnesota License. Current BLS certification or completion within 60 days of hire.

Must be able to travel between sites as needed. If required to provide therapy services in another state, will be required to have a current license to practice Physical Therapy in that state.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

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Equal Opportunity

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Key Responsibilities

Physical therapists help individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement and functioning to enhance health and quality of life. They provide therapy services for patients of all ages with impairments related to various body systems.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal assessmentNeuromuscular rehabilitationCardiovascular therapyPulmonary therapyIntegumentary system carePatient assessmentTreatment planningAcute care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Minnesota, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (263 salary observations; 922 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,162 salary observations; 66,743 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$107k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$85k–$128kPhysical Therapy median $97k (middle half $83k–$101k)504 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Minnesota vs national$97k median in Minnesota$94k nationally (+3%)263 state / 12,162 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$108k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Minnesota299 active21,923 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 40% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota physical therapist listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 18% offer loan repayment329 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,996 in the last 30 days4,461 the 30 days before (+79%)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, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs
7
<$110k
5
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k
8
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
69%
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist-NEW GRADS WELCOMEPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$120/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Per DiemPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$110/hr
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mankato

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,257/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Mankato, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.