Exactly 1,840 of the 3,720 physical therapy professionals employed in Georgia, work in Atlanta. Between 2006 and 2010, in Atlanta, there has been a 4% growth in the number of physical therapy professionals. Overall employment in Atlanta has also increased.

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As the number of physical therapy professionals in Atlanta has grown, salaries for physical therapy professionals have also increased. In 2010 Atlanta physical therapy professionals earned an average yearly salary of $74,730. Four years earlier in 2006, physical therapy professionals in Atlanta made an average salary of $67,890 per year. The growth in the salary of physical therapy professionals in Atlanta is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Physical therapy professionals in Atlanta earn a median salary of $76,640 per year. The 10% of physical therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $54,040 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $94,320 per year.

On average physical therapy professionals in Atlanta earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Atlanta.

There are 2 accredited physical therapy schools in the city. Many of Atlanta's physical therapy professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in physical therapy offered by Atlanta's physical therapy schools.

In 2010 approximately 82 students graduated from physical therapy courses.