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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Physical Therapist Salary
in Watertown, Massachusetts
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$122,582 (USD)
Average Salary
$59/hr
Average Hourly
$2,084
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Physical Therapist is $122,582 a year and $59 an hour in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Physical Therapist is between $85,195 and $149,305. On average, a Doctorate Degree is the highest level of education for a Physical Therapist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Watertown, Massachusetts.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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About Watertown, Massachusetts
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Description:
Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End.
Watertown was one of the first Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements organized by Puritan settlers in 1630. The city is home to the Perkins School for the Blind, the Armenian Library and Museum of America, and the historic Watertown Arsenal, which produced military armaments from 1816 through World War II.
Job Summary
Description:
- Administers medically prescribed physical therapy treatment on patients suffering from injuries, or muscle, nerve, joint, and bone diseases, to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.
- Reviews physician's referral (prescription) and patient's condition and medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.
- Plans and develops written treatment programs based on evaluation of patient data.
- Evaluates and tests patient's strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency, and records findings to develop or revise treatment programs.
- Administers manual exercises to improve and maintain function.
- Instructs, motivates, and assists patient to perform various physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, daily-living activities, and in use of assistant and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Requires State license.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Physical Therapist is $122,582 a year and $59 an hour in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Physical Therapist is between $85,195 and $149,305. On average, a Doctorate Degree is the highest level of education for a Physical Therapist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Physical Therapist Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Physical Therapists
Job family population: 240,820
Estimated population of Physical Therapist jobs: 48,766
Rate of error: 1.3%
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About Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End.
Watertown was one of the first Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements organized by Puritan settlers in 1630. The city is home to the Perkins School for the Blind, the Armenian Library and Museum of America, and the historic Watertown Arsenal, which produced military armaments from 1816 through World War II.
Job Summary
Description:
- Administers medically prescribed physical therapy treatment on patients suffering from injuries, or muscle, nerve, joint, and bone diseases, to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.
- Reviews physician's referral (prescription) and patient's condition and medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.
- Plans and develops written treatment programs based on evaluation of patient data.
- Evaluates and tests patient's strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency, and records findings to develop or revise treatment programs.
- Administers manual exercises to improve and maintain function.
- Instructs, motivates, and assists patient to perform various physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, daily-living activities, and in use of assistant and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Requires State license.
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