Physical Therapist Aides salary
The median pay for physical therapist aides in the United States is $35,240 a year. About 48,150 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $25,360
- 25th percentile
- $30,410
- Median percentile
- $35,240
- 75th percentile
- $38,810
- 90th percentile
- $47,780
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $55,760
- Minnesota $42,330
- Colorado $41,970
- New Hampshire $40,460
- Maine $39,660
- Washington $39,500
- District of Columbia $38,950
- Montana $38,950
- California $38,330
- North Dakota $37,680
- Massachusetts $37,440
- Ohio $37,220
- Wisconsin $36,820
- Illinois $36,650
- Oregon $36,060
- Connecticut $35,770
- Pennsylvania $35,520
- Kentucky $35,490
- New York $35,380
- Arizona $35,260
- Florida $35,140
- Indiana $35,100
- West Virginia $34,840
- Maryland $34,780
- North Carolina $34,760
- New Jersey $34,430
- Delaware $34,060
- Hawaii $33,810
- Virginia $33,390
- South Carolina $33,280
- New Mexico $31,990
- Nevada $31,970
- Texas $31,590
- South Dakota $31,330
- Rhode Island $31,200
- Georgia $30,550
- Wyoming $30,470
- Tennessee $30,320
- Arkansas $29,450
- Michigan $29,350
- Missouri $29,250
- Utah $29,150
- Iowa $29,120
- Idaho $28,660
- Nebraska $28,080
- Oklahoma $27,630
- Mississippi $27,370
- Alabama $27,290
- Kansas $25,280
- Louisiana $22,460
By metro area
- Abilene, TX $49,790
- Seattle, WA $46,460
- San Francisco, CA $44,440
- San Jose, CA $43,300
- Denver, CO $42,520
- Minneapolis, MN $42,230
- Manchester, NH $40,460
- Fresno, CA $40,350
- Toledo, OH $40,160
- Columbus, OH $39,990
- Madison, WI $39,420
- Santa Cruz, CA $39,210
- Sacramento, CA $38,980
- Anchorage, AK $38,930
- Milwaukee, WI $38,810
- Salinas, CA $38,810
- Pittsburgh, PA $38,740
- Worcester, MA $38,710
- Riverside, CA $38,440
- Chico, CA $38,230
- Indianapolis, IN $38,050
- Cleveland, OH $38,030
- San Diego, CA $37,850
- Portland, ME $37,720
- Visalia, CA $37,700
- Fargo, ND $37,680
- Cape Coral, FL $37,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $37,620
- Winston, NC $37,610
- Durham, NC $37,580
- Boston, MA $37,440
- Boulder, CO $37,440
- Los Angeles, CA $37,280
- Vallejo, CA $37,270
- Harrisburg, PA $37,250
- Bremerton, WA $37,130
- Midland, TX $37,020
- Gainesville, FL $36,830
- Santa Maria, CA $36,790
- Akron, OH $36,750
- Chicago, IL $36,730
- Modesto, CA $36,640
- Tucson, AZ $36,550
- Stockton, CA $36,380
- Oxnard, CA $36,240
- Cincinnati, OH $36,230
- Portland, OR $36,200
- North Port, FL $36,190
- Jacksonville, FL $36,110
- Bridgeport, CT $36,080
- Allentown, PA $36,070
- Dayton, OH $35,920
- San Luis Obispo, CA $35,880
- Buffalo, NY $35,870
- Merced, CA $35,870
- New Haven, CT $35,830
- Tampa, FL $35,780
- Hartford, CT $35,770
- Columbia, SC $35,740
- Bend, OR $35,730
- Dallas, TX $35,570
- Lexington, KY $35,490
- Salem, OR $35,430
- Asheville, NC $35,420
- Charlotte, NC $35,410
- Raleigh, NC $35,370
- New York, NY $35,320
- Bakersfield, CA $35,220
- Rochester, NY $35,200
- Baltimore, MD $35,180
- Phoenix, AZ $35,010
- Redding, CA $35,010
- Medford, OR $34,870
- Waterbury, CT $34,790
- Washington, DC $34,780
- Hickory, NC $34,760
- Springfield, MO $34,720
- Springfield, MA $34,700
- Kenosha, WI $34,650
- Greensboro, NC $34,530
- Port St. Lucie, FL $34,320
- Virginia Beach, VA $34,280
- Miami, FL $34,270
- Corvallis, OR $34,230
- Fayetteville, NC $34,200
- Eugene, OR $34,160
- Charleston, SC $34,110
- Dover, DE $33,920
- Richmond, VA $33,860
- Charlottesville, VA $33,850
- Ann Arbor, MI $33,790
- Prescott Valley, AZ $33,600
- Kiryas Joel, NY $33,580
- Atlanta, GA $33,570
- Idaho Falls, ID $33,280
- Atlantic City, NJ $33,180
- Houston, TX $33,060
- Memphis, TN $32,780
- Texarkana, TX $32,770
- Philadelphia, PA $32,240
- Syracuse, NY $32,240
- Trenton, NJ $32,220
- Orlando, FL $32,130
- Tallahassee, FL $32,050
- Las Vegas, NV $31,980
- Tuscaloosa, AL $31,900
- Scranton, PA $31,840
- Grand Rapids, MI $31,730
- Colorado Springs, CO $31,520
- Wilmington, NC $31,510
- Greenville, SC $31,200
- Providence, RI $31,200
- Omaha, NE $31,000
- Nashville, TN $30,900
- Cheyenne, WY $30,700
- Sioux Falls, SD $30,590
- Reno, NV $30,560
- Rome, GA $30,480
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $30,370
- Knoxville, TN $30,200