Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 As far as salaries for new grads are concerned, they fall anywhere from $43k to $70k nationwide depending on the setting and locale. Some of the rural areas pay the most, as do the Physician or PT owned practices, and long-term care facilities. Benefits may include a sign-on bonus, student loan assistance, relocation assistance, continuing education, etc. Some of my clients are paying a sign-on bonus (i.e. $5-10k), but then having them sign a contract that if they leave within 2 years they have to pay the money back. OR, pay them $5k a year for student loans with the hope that they will stay several years to pay off the student loans. Mike is right in that this appears to be the entitlement generation of PT's. I think some of that reason has to do with their DPT status. You'd be surprised how many new graduates with their DPT, no clinical experience, want to manage a clinic and make $70k+ with bonus potential. My question would be, what kind of expectations are they teaching them at the university? The other pet peeve is that they all want outpatient ortho. That's it! How much more balanced they would be in their clinical skills if they would have experience in inpatient therapy too. Anne A. Frederick, M.A., CCC/SLP RehabResource - Rehab Recruitment Specialists annefrederick @cox.net http://www.rehabresource.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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