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 Are they and PTs out there, I am thinking of going to school next year and i was wondering what the average income is? |
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Of course it depends on what part of the country you are in.... S Cal? 100K+ a year. Fargo? probably 60K+ a year. Keep in mind, some remote areas of the country actually do pay quite a bit more, because that is the only way they can recruit someone to work there. But right now PTs do pretty well...you'll make more in a hospital setting VS outpatient as well. |
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I hope your math and science skills are better than your spelling, otherwise you'll never get in. |
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depends on which region of the country you are in and also what PT school you graduated from, but the average for a DPT is probably 65-75K. where are you looking into studying PT? |
| RIPT |
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This is some of the funniest stuff i've read in a while. RI actually pays better than most states, and i make 47k with 1.5 years experience. I don't know of a single PT who makes anywhere near 100k per year, especially not in a more populated area like so. cal. You'll make the most money for working in a place like west virginia where they have a harder time finding PT's. And even then you might make like 70k. Also, having a DPT does nothing for your pay. Salary is only determined for PT's by years of experience. |
| Iowan |
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I just got the data from the class that graduated from U Iowa last year, average starting salary was $48,000. All graduates have jobs two weeks after graduation. Good starting salaries and good job placement. The largest offer in that class was 70,000, but that would have involved moving to Monterray CA, which they declined to do. |
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm read this site. |
| PT DC |
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I work at Georgetown Hospital in DC, and make $40/ hour. |
| FYI from AZ |
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Mr/ RI... I would suggest searching for a job. Seriously, 50 to 60K should be a done deal. |
| RIPT |
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The only way any therapist with a year's experience will make 60k is if its done working two jobs, or all per diem. And we certainly don't make anywhere near 100,000. And the funny thing is that the same person wrote that hospitals pay more than outpatient...couldn't be more opposite than that. The only way anyone makes more in the hospital is if its done working per diem. The person who just heard from their PT school that the average starting salary is in the mid 40's has it correct. We hear from patients all the time about how we make so much money. Just a rumor. The one good thing though is that you will continue to make more money every year, and the job field is wide open. |
| Ghost Racer |
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53,500 for a new grad in a small southeastern town. Average income of the county: $25,235 Offered similar thing in Long Beach, California. Average rental property: $3100 per month, average income: $79,162 Experience helps, PRN workers make more per hour but usually do not have benefits, etc. Peace |
| yu8p |
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A large part depends on what setting you work in. Male PTAs can make $55k a year working home health. Then again male PTAs are in high demand for home health. A lot of times I'd rather earn less money then work in some of the places that offer more. |
| WVPT |
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I work in a WV hospital, with over 14 years experience, and am earning $67k, presently. We get raises yearly, and this year have gotten two raises, to the tune of 10%. We are looking for a PT and a PTA. It's a very nice place to work, and to live. |
| padthepockets |
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depends how successfully they scam the insurance companies. $140 for anti-inflammatory treatment (icepack) $220 for muscular re-education (5 min on the stim machine) |
| Smelltheglove |
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Just remember this, you will not only be working with athletes and weekend warriors. You'll get tons of workers comp. clients and old folks. Certainly not as much fun to try and get the 350 lbs. slob to do his PT reps. as it is to work with an athlete trying to get back in saddle. |
| Ghost Racer |
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WVPT where you at in WV? |
| tech |
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I worked at a PT clinic the past summer as a tech, and they were making about 50K/yr. This was a hospital based clinic. The last post is right though - this place was called a "sports medicine center" and i'd say at least half if not more of the people there were old people with frozen shoulders, recovering from hip replacement or learning how to use walkers. Not what i expected. Needless to say, i decided if i'm going to spend 7 years in school i might as well be a physician and make some money. |
| Dana |
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How much money do Physical Therapist make a year? Please can anyone tell me? |
| Ian Anderson |
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For those of you who are PT's already, do you have PhD's? The physical therapy major is now usually 6-7 years and you graduate witha PhD. I would think that a PT with a PhD would make more than someone without a PhD. |
| Justanswers |
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The reason that you are seeing the trend to DPT is primarily to increase the time in school therefore allowing more reasearch time to prove that PT intervention is beneficial and justify the expense to third party payers. |
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