1. Dec 16, 2012. #5. It sounds like you've done a lot of research - shadowing is a great way to envision yourself in the line of work, so that is good that you are looking into it. If in the end you still can't decide, you might want to consider the debt you will have to take on with dentistry, versus physical therapy.
As of Dec 5, 2023, the average weekly pay for a Physical Therapist in Seattle is $1,974 a week. While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $2,889 and as low as $1,204, the majority of Physical Therapist salaries currently range between $1,817 (25th percentile) to $2,351 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making annually 124. Mar 6, 2017. #10. OldnewDPT said: California, large hospital with multiple specialty PT's (ortho, neuro, oncology, pedi, inpatient, outpatient) starting salaries are in the $80K range and inpatient is a little higher than outpatient. Otherwise, all specialties are on the same pay and raise scale. TmxUI6w.