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Therapy practices by US metro, 2022

The US had 40,885 therapy practices with paid staff in 2022, employing 218,860 people at an average of $43,315 a year. 88% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 5.4 people. Los Angeles has the most of the big metros listed here, with 2,689.

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Therapy practices in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
Los Angeles2,68915,538$38,59789%1st
New York2,66516,957$47,41188%2nd
Chicago2,1119,753$50,48989%3rd
Miami1,5695,436$44,17792%4th
Atlanta9634,277$40,84791%5th
Dallas8163,210$44,00789%8th
Washington8074,112$49,18887%9th
Philadelphia7075,076$48,18087%12th
Houston5672,191$43,60488%16th
Boston5173,440$53,22082%17th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs therapy practices hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 621330 (Offices of mental health practitioners). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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