• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

29-1123 Physical Therapists

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

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National estimates for Physical Therapists
Industry profile for Physical Therapists
Geographic profile for Physical Therapists

National estimates for Physical Therapists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Physical Therapists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
225,350	1.0 %	$ 44.67	$ 92,920	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Physical Therapists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 29.77	$ 37.38	$ 45.97	$ 49.00	$ 61.11
Annual Wage (2)	$ 61,930	$ 77,750	$ 95,620	$ 101,920	$ 127,110

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Industry profile for Physical Therapists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Physical Therapists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Physical Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Physical Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	82,260	8.46	$ 41.57	$ 86,460
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	55,620	0.99	$ 46.23	$ 96,160
Home Health Care Services	26,900	1.78	$ 50.72	$ 105,510
Offices of Physicians	13,780	0.51	$ 40.93	$ 85,120
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	10,940	4.05	$ 46.69	$ 97,120

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Physical Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	82,260	8.46	$ 41.57	$ 86,460
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	10,940	4.05	$ 46.69	$ 97,120
Home Health Care Services	26,900	1.78	$ 50.72	$ 105,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	55,620	0.99	$ 46.23	$ 96,160
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	10,120	0.72	$ 48.44	$ 100,760

Top paying industries for Physical Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	5,260	0.53	$ 53.56	$ 111,410
Home Health Care Services	26,900	1.78	$ 50.72	$ 105,510
Child Day Care Services	230	0.03	$ 49.06	$ 102,050
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,100	0.02	$ 48.70	$ 101,290
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	10,120	0.72	$ 48.44	$ 100,760

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Geographic profile for Physical Therapists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Physical Therapists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Physical Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Physical Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	23,840	1.44	0.90	$ 49.77	$ 103,510
New York	16,130	1.86	1.16	$ 44.18	$ 91,890
Texas	14,040	1.15	0.72	$ 47.28	$ 98,340
Florida	13,220	1.54	0.96	$ 43.57	$ 90,630
Pennsylvania	10,700	1.92	1.20	$ 45.39	$ 94,400

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Physical Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maine	1,420	2.40	1.50	$ 41.17	$ 85,620
Montana	1,120	2.39	1.49	$ 39.74	$ 82,660
Alaska	680	2.30	1.44	$ 46.63	$ 96,980
Vermont	630	2.21	1.38	$ 41.08	$ 85,440
Wyoming	570	2.20	1.38	$ 42.88	$ 89,190

Top paying states for Physical Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada	1,860	1.44	0.90	$ 50.10	$ 104,210
California	23,840	1.44	0.90	$ 49.77	$ 103,510
Connecticut	3,410	2.17	1.36	$ 48.64	$ 101,180
Delaware	870	1.99	1.25	$ 48.31	$ 100,490
New Jersey	7,400	1.92	1.20	$ 47.85	$ 99,530

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Physical Therapists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	16,100	1.86	1.16	$ 47.54	$ 98,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,530	1.67	1.04	$ 45.64	$ 94,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,140	1.69	1.05	$ 45.58	$ 94,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,880	2.22	1.39	$ 47.50	$ 98,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,700	2.21	1.38	$ 44.21	$ 91,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,920	1.09	0.68	$ 46.63	$ 96,980
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,730	1.52	0.95	$ 43.97	$ 91,450
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,730	1.27	0.79	$ 47.01	$ 97,770
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3,490	1.94	1.21	$ 40.05	$ 83,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,140	1.72	1.08	$ 41.82	$ 86,990

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Physical Therapists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Bay City, MI	140	4.32	2.70	$ 36.29	$ 75,470
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	140	3.56	2.23	$ 40.95	$ 85,180
Punta Gorda, FL	160	3.19	1.99	$ 39.75	$ 82,680
Waterbury, CT	200	3.07	1.92	$ 47.11	$ 98,000
Johnstown, PA	140	3.02	1.89	$ 41.21	$ 85,710
Las Cruces, NM	200	2.99	1.87	$ 45.42	$ 94,470
Athens-Clarke County, GA	250	2.95	1.84	$ 41.85	$ 87,040
Rochester, MN	340	2.94	1.84	$ 42.17	$ 87,720
New Bedford, MA	180	2.91	1.82	$ 43.75	$ 91,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	760	2.83	1.77	$ 42.36	$ 88,100