Of the 1,860 physical therapy professionals employed in Alabama, 90 work in Birmingham. There has been a 10% decline in the number of physical therapy professionals in Birmingham between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for physical therapy professionals in Birmingham has decreased, overall employment in Birmingham has also decreased.

• Grey: Alabama
• Dark Yellow: Birmingham

• Light Blue: Physical Therapy in Birmingham
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Birmingham

Salaries for physical therapy professionals in Birmingham have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $78,360 per year was earned by physical therapy professionals in Birmingham. Physical therapy professionals in Birmingham made a yearly average salary of $64,940, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of physical therapy professionals in Birmingham is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Birmingham physical therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $77,550. The 10% of physical therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $52,630 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 109% higher salaries.

On average physical therapy professional salaries in Birmingham are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Birmingham's physical therapy professionals are graduates of the only accredited physical therapy school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in physical therapy offered by Birmingham's physical therapy school.

In 2010 approximately 33 students completed physical therapy courses.