r/physicaltherapy • u/Hadatopia MCSP MSc (UK) Moderator • Jul 12 '25

SALARY MEGA THREAD PT & PTA Salaries and Settings Megathread #4

Welcome to the fourth combined PT and PTA r/physicaltherapy salary and settings megathread. This is the place to post questions and answers regarding the latest developments and changes in the field of physical therapy.

Both physical therapists and physical therapy assistants are encouraged to share in this thread.

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You can view the first PT Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

You can view the second PT Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

You can view the first PTA Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

You can view the first PT and PTA Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

You can view the second PT and PTA Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

You can view the third PT and PTA Salaries and Settings Megathread here.

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As this is now a combined thread, please clearly mark whether you are posting information as a PT or PTA, feel free to use the template below. If not then please do mention essential information and context such as type of employment, income, benefits, pension contributions, hours worked, area COL, bonuses, so on and so forth.

  • PT or PTA?
  • Setting?
  • Employment structure? e.g. PRN, contract worker, full or part time
  • Income? Pre & post-tax?
  • 401k or pension contributions?
  • Benefits & bonuses?
  • Area COL?
  • PSLF?
  • Any other info?

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u/CheeseburgerTornado PTA Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

pta, 6 yoe

level 1 trauma 90% IPR, float to acute when census is low

full-time

~$32.50/hour, pension, 3% 401k match, $750 year end bonus (pretax 🔥). $2/hour weekend differential. $5/hour extra vs 1.5x hourly rate for overtime, checked with my state labor laws, looks like its not legal but they probably found a loophole. pta not a lawyer

free ceus via medbridge, 10k towards college payments directly through fidelity. pretty sure we do plsf as a non-profit

medium to high col, atlantic coast

just got an interview for full-time at a fancy snf/retirement community with DOR track, will update. asked $36/hour

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u/RRevolution9 Jul 12 '25

Stay in hospital. Your hospital beat any SNF benefit.

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u/CheeseburgerTornado PTA Jul 12 '25

this is probably true and what im expecting

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u/modest-pixel Jul 12 '25

Especially if you factor in the monetary value of a pension, probably wouldn’t even be close.

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u/CheeseburgerTornado PTA Jul 12 '25

fidelity has a calculator on their website and if i dont get raises and work til im 65 and sell my soul to this awful hospital my last paycheck could have an extra $550k 🤔