I'm currently caught between a few professions and one of the deciding factors is income. Does anyone have a current break down of salaries of a DPT (PT)? I am looking for salary of recent graduates right out of school and overall average for PT's. I have found pretty in depth charts and break downs for other medical professions, but not PT. I am not looking for the generic salary.com and payscale.com numbers. Does the APTA have in-depth, accurate numbers like this? Any help is much appreciated.
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Anyone have data for PT salaries?
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I'd say three factors determine your salary for physical therapy; geographic location, physical therapy setting, hours willing to work. I know a starting therapist starting out in pittsburgh working for centers for rehab services makes 23/hr working 40/week in an outpatient setting. (48k/yr). However they do get a bangin benefits package plus upmc matches whatever u put in for savings. Also, I know a floater therapist for upmc making 28/hr 40hrs/week (58k/yr) plus does prn work on Saturdays for a few hours bringing in an extra (15k/yr). Total salary is 73k without the full benefit package factored in. I also know another therapist tht got promoted to facility director after 3 yrs making 82k/yr at 45-50hrs week. This is all in Pittsburgh one place I hear that pt salaries are on the lower end (atleast that's what the PTs tell me). The floater told me if she was to move down to wash d.c. Or back to cincinatti she would be making close to 90-95k as a floater+ 10hrs of prn work. She was offered the job but elected to stay in Pittsburgh and wait for her husband to finish his phd. I know some states like Connecticut, Mississippi, Texas , new hampshire and some others are on the real high end of starting salaries. Moral of the story the money is out there u just have to be willing to work some extra hours, and willing to relocate (maybe) to where more of demand is. You can make 45k to start or 80k all depends on a bunch of factors. I could be wrong but this is what I've been told. Unless they are lying haha.
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Just to give you an idea... I graduated with a DPT in 2005 (and had $130K debt with undergrad/grad school loans). I moved to NYC after graduation and started off in a private outpatient clinic for $55K. After a year, I decided NYC wasn't for me and moved back home to Texas. When I told my employer I was moving, they offered me $70K to stay.
I went home and signed up with a travel agency. They offered me $38/hr for 40 hour weeks + bonuses + benefits for a 13 week contract in a LTAC in an area in south Texas where the demand for Physical Therapy is high. After I finished my contract, I ended up staying at the LTAC for a year starting at $90K with $10K signing bonus + benefits. This was in 2006.
I decided to do my own contract work in different facilities in that and surrounding towns working in LTACs, in-patient rehab, outpatient ortho and peds, and home health for the next 2 years. My salary ranged between $120-130K. (2007-2009)
Small town life was getting to me so I moved to Austin where I worked in a private outpatient setting for $72K + benefits. For many reasons, I left that clinic and am now doing home health receiving $65-70/visit. (2009-2010)
Like the previous post stated, the money is out there. You just have to be willing to work for it.
I went home and signed up with a travel agency. They offered me $38/hr for 40 hour weeks + bonuses + benefits for a 13 week contract in a LTAC in an area in south Texas where the demand for Physical Therapy is high. After I finished my contract, I ended up staying at the LTAC for a year starting at $90K with $10K signing bonus + benefits. This was in 2006.
I decided to do my own contract work in different facilities in that and surrounding towns working in LTACs, in-patient rehab, outpatient ortho and peds, and home health for the next 2 years. My salary ranged between $120-130K. (2007-2009)
Small town life was getting to me so I moved to Austin where I worked in a private outpatient setting for $72K + benefits. For many reasons, I left that clinic and am now doing home health receiving $65-70/visit. (2009-2010)
Like the previous post stated, the money is out there. You just have to be willing to work for it.
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here's a job that pays $62-$70/hr...full time or per diem!
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/hea/1815331607.html
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/hea/1815331607.html
how much should a SNF setting pay to a PT with 5 yrs experience in midwest near indianapolis?could anyone give me a ballpark range. also, with the jobs that pay on hourly basis, do they normally give you 40 hrs/week?
The VA lists their salary ranges on their job listings.
UNC Hospital has their salaries listed. At the website below search for "phys therapist". You can click on the employee's name, see when they were hired, how much they made, and their raises. You can't know if they were right out of school, but it gives you a general idea.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/21/493445/unc-hospital-salaries.html
UNC Hospital has their salaries listed. At the website below search for "phys therapist". You can click on the employee's name, see when they were hired, how much they made, and their raises. You can't know if they were right out of school, but it gives you a general idea.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/21/493445/unc-hospital-salaries.html
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The VA lists their salary ranges on their job listings.
UNC Hospital has their salaries listed. At the website below search for "phys therapist". You can click on the employee's name, see when they were hired, how much they made, and their raises. You can't know if they were right out of school, but it gives you a general idea.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/21/493445/unc-hospital-salaries.html
That's very interesting. Thanks for posting!
Hi,
I am a PT with 3 years of full time outpatient orthopedic and 3 years per diem subacute inpatient experience in boston. My girlfriend is contemplating on taking a promotion for her job, however it would be in Austin Texas.
I am wondering if I should look for a traveling job, or permanent job. Do you know the current pay rates for a PT in Austin? I have always been under the impression traveling pays more, but contracts are short. Would it be smart for me financially to start out as a traveler and get as many contracts I can within the area, and then when no more contracts are available become permanent somewhere? I have 165,000 in student loan debt, currently am only making 55K/year at my outpatient job and $50/hour at my per diem job.
Jason
I am a PT with 3 years of full time outpatient orthopedic and 3 years per diem subacute inpatient experience in boston. My girlfriend is contemplating on taking a promotion for her job, however it would be in Austin Texas.
I am wondering if I should look for a traveling job, or permanent job. Do you know the current pay rates for a PT in Austin? I have always been under the impression traveling pays more, but contracts are short. Would it be smart for me financially to start out as a traveler and get as many contracts I can within the area, and then when no more contracts are available become permanent somewhere? I have 165,000 in student loan debt, currently am only making 55K/year at my outpatient job and $50/hour at my per diem job.
Jason
