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 Therapist Salary. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the annual median salary for physical therapists in 2011 was $78,270. The lowest 10 percent of physical therapists earned $54,710, and the top 10 percent earned $110,670 annually during the same period.