Salary in Neuromuscular Therapy

Average Salary and Benefits

• Neuromuscular therapists earned average annual salaries of $51,000, according to 2011 data from Naturalhealers.com, an online reference site. Their salaries can vary according to experience, whether they own their businesses and the areas in which they work. Common benefits for full-time workers include life insurance, major medical, paid vacations and holidays and retirement savings plans.
  
  

Salary by State

• Like other professions, those in neuromuscular therapy usually earn higher salaries in East and West Coast states or where the demand for their services are greatest. For example, those in the District of Columbia earned the highest annual salaries at $80,000, according to July 2011 data from Simply Hired. They also earned above average salaries in Connecticut at $60,000 per year. Those in Ohio and South Dakota earned salaries that were somewhat below average at $49,000 and $40,000 per year, respectively. Simply Hired always rounds salary figures up or down to the nearest $1,000.
  
  

Highest Paying Cities

• Neuromuscular therapists earned their highest annual salaries in San Francisco, among those listed, at $68,000, according to Simply Hired. Those in New York City made $64,000 annually in salaries. These professionals also earned relatively high salaries in Boston and Los Angeles at $62,000 and $57,000 per year, respectively.
  
  

Job Outlook

• The number of jobs for massage therapists, including neuromuscular therapists, is expected to increase by 19 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to December 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics' data. Jobs for physical therapists will increase by 30 percent during the same decade. Neuromuscular therapists will gain jobs as the general population ages because treatments will be needed for various ailments. These professionals will also help older or injured people with debilitating ailments get back to work.