Physical Therapist in Houston, Texas
- Agency
- Atlas MedStaff
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Pay
- $1,698/Per Week
- Profession
- Physical Therapist
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $42.45
- Weekly
- $1,698
- Yearly (full-time)
- $88,296
This job pays about $42.45/hour — 17% below the median for Physical Therapist jobs in Texas ($50.87/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Physical Therapist jobs in Texas right now
- 184 open Physical Therapist jobs in Texas from 8 agencies, 14 of them in Houston.
- Pay in these listings: $18.75 – $73.09/hour, median $51.00/hour.
- Typical Physical Therapist pay in Texas: $50.87/hour ($105,810/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($60.84/hour across 31 jobs).
Job description
Job Description:
Join an inpatient rehabilitation team in Houston as an Occupational Therapist providing focused therapy sessions for patients recovering from neurological and other complex conditions. You will work with patients for 30- to 120-minute sessions, completing approximately 6 to 6.5 hours of patient care each day. The caseload may include patients with chest tubes, JP drains, wound vacs, tracheostomies, and PEG tubes. This assignment offers the opportunity to support meaningful functional progress in a rehabilitation setting while working a consistent Tuesday-through-Saturday schedule.
Weather:
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Job Specifics:
City and State: Houston, Texas
Shift: 8-hour days, Tuesday through Saturday
Duration: 40 hours per week for 13 weeks
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