How much does a Physical Therapist make annually and hourly?
At this time, median salary for PTs is $55,000. According to a survery in 2005 from PT advance magazine, new graduates earned just under $43,000. Most people who are employed as PTs earn somewhere between $55,000-$65,000 a year…yet remember that many people in the profession are still quite young and have not yet earned their maximum earning potential….so median income may weigh on the lower side…it increases with experience. Salary ranges can reach over $100,000 a year for about 10% of the population. (yet, these are mostly managers and directors). Region influences salary greatly…with the west coast paying the most and the southeast paying the least. At this time, the PT degree is either a masters or doctorate level in the US. Nursing can earn similar wages, however those earning top dollar…ie, greater than $60,000 a year usually have either completed their master’s degree of carry some type of specialty certification…therefore, if you want to be making this kind of money
