Whats the Salary for a Sports Physical Therapist?

Question by sportsfan24: Whats the Salary for a sports physical therapist?
its not exactly a physical theapist, but a physical therapist specailized in sports orthopedics, and would the salary be even higher with a doctrate in sports physical therapy?

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Answer by sed227
I have a salary calculator on my site http://www.findacareerhere.com that you can use.
Hope this helps.

Answer by cdptqt
You still must become a physical therapist to become a “sports physical therapist.” If you are referring to a physical therapist who works soley with athletes as with professional teams, this is an extremely difficult niche to get into and usually requires years of experience before someone will even consider you for a position. Once at that level, however, this niche has the potential to earn in the top 10% in the field…> than $ 75,000/year. However, if you are simply referring to practice in an orthopedic setting, the salary is often very average for the field…about $ 60,000/year. This depends highly on the demand in your area…often times those in rural areas can earn $ 10,000 more a year due to the demand for qualified personell. Regarding education, those who go for certification in sports medicine or obtain their orthopedic clinical specialist certification would probably have more of a negotiating factor as opposed to someone who just has their DPT. The DPT is desigend to be an entry level degree and has no advantage over someone with years of experience. Those who complete a PHD would probably have the greatest earning potential as this denotes a high degree of expertise (as in kinesiology, anatomy, etc).

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