Specialty of Pediatric Surgery Defined Pediatric surgery is defined as the diagnostic, operative, and postoperative surgical care of patients from prenatal diagnosis through adolescence with congenital and acquired anomalies and diseases, be they developmental, inflammatory, neoplastic, or traumatic.
According to the study cited in this Advance Healthcare article, entry-level physical therapists made an average of $66,545 in 2011, whereas PTs with 16 or more years of experience earned an average salary of $84,656.
Physical therapists earned an average $38.38 per hour, or $79,830 per year, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, salaries descended below $26.30 per hour, or $54,710 per year, and rose above $53.21 per hour, or $110,670 per year.