Of the 4,140 physical therapy professionals employed in Missouri, 430 work in Springfield. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physical therapy professionals in Springfield has grown by 10%. As the number of physical therapy professionals in Springfield has increased, overall employment in Springfield has also increased.

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As the number of physical therapy professionals in Springfield has grown, salaries for physical therapy professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $76,530 per year was earned by physical therapy professionals in Springfield. Four years earlier in 2006, physical therapy professionals in Springfield made an average salary of $70,480 per year. The growth in the salary of physical therapy professionals in Springfield is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Springfield physical therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $79,630. The difference in pay between the physical therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 70%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $54,840 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $93,360 per year.

Springfield physical therapy professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

Approximately 18 students graduated from physical therapy courses in 2010.