Exactly 490 of the 8,130 physical therapy professionals employed in Illinois, work in North Chicago. The number of physical therapy professionals in North Chicago has grown by 4% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of physical therapy professionals in North Chicago has increased, overall employment in North Chicago has also increased.

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Salaries for physical therapy professionals in North Chicago have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $77,840 per year was earned by physical therapy professionals in North Chicago. Four years earlier in 2006, physical therapy professionals in North Chicago made an average salary of $60,570 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in North Chicago.

Physical therapy professionals in North Chicago earn a median salary of $78,140 per year. The difference in pay between the physical therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 98%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $53,000 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $104,980 per year.

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

There is only one accredited physical therapy school in the city. Many of North Chicago's physical therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

North Chicago's physical therapy school offers one physical therapy degree and certificate program.

Approximately 48 students graduated from physical therapy courses in 2010.