The median salary for Therapy Specialists is $48,000, or $23.10 an hour, and there are approximately 16,170 individuals nationally employed as therapy specialists.

Therapy Specialists Median Salary: $48,000

Therapy specialists grossed a median annual pay of $48,000 in 2010 for their work as essential members of booming economies countrywide. If you break that annual pay down, therapy specialists grossed $23.10 an hour that year. Locale can play a big role in how much you take home, but it's nothing compared to how much incomes fluctuate because of education and experience, which means excellent training is definitely critical.

An estimated 16,170 individuals worked as therapy specialists in 2010, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Successful therapy specialists are sometimes known to be conventional, realistic, and investigative. The right combination of traits and training is essential for anyone aiming to move up in this industry.

Therapy specialists are oftentimes skilled in: Speech Recognition Deductive Reasoning Oral Comprehension Problem Sensitivity Speech Clarity

Valuable traits for therapy specialists include: Self Control Independence Attention to Detail

Key subjects for therapy specialists include: Computers and Electronics English Language Mathematics Education and Training Administration and Management

Getting the right training is critical for success as a therapy specialist. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin , all typical daily tasks. Read on for more information about therapy specialists in metropolitan areas countrywide. Find out about everything from incomes to job density.

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Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	150	$40,700	$19.60	$59,800	$28.70	-30.7%
Tucson	50	$43,700	$21.00	$46,700	$22.50	22.8%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fresno	50	$37,900	$18.20	$66,400	$31.90	30.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	1,000	$37,100	$17.80	$50,500	$24.30	52%
Oakland	30	$66,900	$32.20	$73,900	$35.50	-74%
Riverside	120	$33,400	$16.00	$37,800	$18.20	-15.7%
Sacramento	160	$38,600	$18.60	$41,800	$20.10	55.1%
San Diego	NA	$56,400	$27.10	$73,900	$35.50	NA
San Francisco (Area)	40	$67,700	$32.50	$74,400	$35.80	-81.9%
San Jose	50	$66,300	$31.90	$109,100	$52.40	-54.3%

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	30	$54,400	$26.10	$65,000	$31.30	75.6%
Denver	260	$62,300	$30.00	$70,700	$34.00	71.7%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$53,800	$25.90	$77,500	$37.30	NA
Hartford	NA	$41,500	$20.00	$60,900	$29.30	NA

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	240	$37,200	$17.90	$46,900	$22.50	-33.1%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	30	$41,000	$19.70	$62,200	$29.90	35.4%
Jacksonville	140	$56,400	$27.10	$65,400	$31.40	97.6%
Miami (Area)	470	$50,500	$24.30	$61,500	$29.60	73.2%
Naples	NA	$82,100	$39.50	$90,700	$43.60	NA
Orlando	NA	$87,600	$42.10	$119,300	$57.30	NA
Palm Bay	50	$42,300	$20.40	$47,500	$22.90	116.5%
Panama City	40	$93,500	$44.90	$107,600	$51.70	315%
Pensacola	NA	$86,400	$41.50	$93,700	$45.00	NA
Port St. Lucie	40	$61,200	$29.40	$66,100	$31.80	173.2%
Tallahassee	60	$43,000	$20.70	$71,200	$34.20	189%
Tampa	140	$56,000	$26.90	$80,300	$38.60	2.4%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	70	$43,000	$20.70	$48,300	$23.20	-74%

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	NA	$55,100	$26.50	$61,500	$29.60	NA

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	50	$49,300	$23.70	$60,800	$29.20	391.3%
Chicago (Area)	1,470	$48,700	$23.40	$59,600	$28.70	178%
Rockford	80	$77,900	$37.50	$85,400	$41.10	354.3%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	220	$33,200	$16.00	$38,700	$18.60	99.2%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	40	$57,400	$27.60	$68,200	$32.80	2.4%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	60	$76,400	$36.70	$85,300	$41.00	86.6%
Louisville	100	$77,400	$37.20	$102,900	$49.50	33.9%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	NA	$51,600	$24.80	$62,400	$30.00	NA
New Orleans	70	$55,900	$26.90	$65,000	$31.20	2.4%
Shreveport	NA	$43,400	$20.90	$46,100	$22.20	NA

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	30	$48,100	$23.10	$54,700	$26.30	33.9%

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	150	$47,100	$22.70	$56,700	$27.30	-7.1%
Salisbury	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	422%

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	210	$49,200	$23.60	$64,500	$31.00	-33.1%
Springfield	40	$38,600	$18.60	$50,200	$24.10	16.5%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	50	$55,600	$26.70	$60,600	$29.10	95.3%
Detroit (Area)	390	$50,900	$24.50	$67,400	$32.40	82.7%
Grand Rapids	40	$45,400	$21.80	$52,600	$25.30	-11%
Kalamazoo	50	$47,300	$22.80	$52,100	$25.00	179.5%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	200	$52,000	$25.00	$64,100	$30.80	-6.3%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	100	$45,300	$21.80	$55,300	$26.60	-21.3%
St. Louis	NA	$50,500	$24.30	$67,600	$32.50	NA

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	90	$76,900	$37.00	$97,400	$46.80	-7.9%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Buffalo	50	$48,300	$23.20	$62,200	$29.90	-28.3%
New York (Area)	600	$63,200	$30.40	$85,400	$41.00	-41.7%
Rochester	60	$48,600	$23.40	$61,700	$29.70	0.8%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	NA	$41,000	$19.70	$46,000	$22.10	NA
Raleigh	70	$41,300	$19.90	$51,100	$24.60	18.9%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	70	$59,400	$28.60	$78,600	$37.80	-40.9%
Cleveland	290	$43,800	$21.00	$56,200	$27.00	133.1%
Columbus	40	$41,400	$19.90	$60,300	$29.00	-66.9%
Dayton	80	$70,200	$33.80	$82,200	$39.50	70.9%
Toledo	NA	$50,700	$24.40	$57,200	$27.50	NA

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	30	$43,400	$20.90	$52,000	$25.00	-54.3%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$50,000	$24.00	$66,000	$31.80	NA

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	40	$51,700	$24.90	$59,000	$28.40	-3.9%
Philadelphia (Area)	300	$49,700	$23.90	$66,600	$32.00	-11%
Pittsburgh	130	$52,900	$25.40	$65,500	$31.50	-3.1%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	100	$46,100	$22.20	$56,600	$27.20	43.3%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	30	$46,900	$22.50	$57,500	$27.70	11%
Memphis	80	$71,100	$34.20	$80,600	$38.80	5.5%
Nashville	70	$36,000	$17.30	$51,700	$24.90	-16.5%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$53,100	$25.50	$58,100	$27.90	NA
Dallas (Area)	330	$44,900	$21.60	$56,800	$27.30	-8.7%
Houston	350	$51,000	$24.50	$69,300	$33.30	10.2%
San Antonio	80	$51,700	$24.90	$67,700	$32.60	-20.5%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	50	$62,200	$29.90	$70,300	$33.80	-37%
Virginia Beach	40	$45,600	$21.90	$55,800	$26.80	-57.5%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	200	$54,700	$26.30	$69,800	$33.50	-1.6%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Janesville	NA	$37,600	$18.10	$85,300	$41.00	NA
La Crosse	NA	$64,000	$30.80	$70,400	$33.90	NA
Madison	290	$22,800	$10.90	$35,600	$17.10	615%
Milwaukee	330	$50,200	$24.10	$70,200	$33.80	226.8%
Sheboygan	NA	$39,800	$19.10	$44,000	$21.20	NA

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