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Burger Physical Therapy
Monterey, California

Physical Therapist Assistant/PTA

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

We are centrally located in downtown Monterey just 2 blocks up from the Fisherman’s Wharf and Dennis the Menace Park. Our convenient location allows us to take advantage of the adjacent Lake El Estero parkway to utilize for sports and athletic training.

We provide a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere in which patient care is always our first priority. We are open 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) to accommodate te various needs and schedules of our patients. RRPT specializes in orthopedic, manual, and sports physical therapy.

We currently seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team in an Outpatient setting in this beautiful seaside town.

This position is open to full or part-time applicants. The hours needed are totally flexible - your schedule can be arranged to fit your lifestyle!

Apply today as this position will not last long!

Primary Responsibilities

  • Take direction from the Registered Physical Therapist.
  • Under physician’s orders, treat patients to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain an optimal performance using such physical means as heat, water, electricity, light, massage, etc.
  • Aid and direct patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, gait and functional training, activities of daily living and prosthetic training.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will treat patients under physician orders to relieve pain and restore function using physical modalities. They will also assist and direct patients in active and passive exercises, gait training, and activities of daily living.

Requirements

Candidates must be a State Board Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. The role requires the ability to take direction from a Registered Physical Therapist in an outpatient setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic TherapyManual TherapyTherapeutic Exercise

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 35 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 14% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,518 salary observations; 3,892 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Burger Physical Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 36 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant/PTA at Burger Physical Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top PTA Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs · 10 employers

7
<$80k
7
$80k-90k
3
$90k-100k
1
$101k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
65%
CME allowance
60%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
25%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

Infinity Rehab · Oakland, California

$40-$48.76/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Select Physical Therapy · Watsonville, California

$40-$48/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (Inpatient) - Acute Rehab Therapies (Full-Time, Days)

$34.02-$45.93/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$40-$45/hr
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Monterey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M
Typical market rent
$2,714/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Burger Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Folsom, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Full or part-time options