Physical Therapist Assistants salary
The median pay for physical therapist assistants in the United States is $68,380 a year. About 112,430 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,750
- 25th percentile
- $59,820
- Median percentile
- $68,380
- 75th percentile
- $78,680
- 90th percentile
- $89,510
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
- California $83,110
- Massachusetts $79,460
- New Jersey $78,440
- Texas $78,000
- Maryland $77,670
- Alaska $77,640
- Connecticut $75,880
- Nevada $75,520
- Delaware $74,610
- Virginia $73,760
- Oregon $73,180
- Georgia $72,800
- Florida $72,530
- Vermont $71,600
- New Hampshire $71,440
- South Carolina $70,500
- Rhode Island $68,640
- North Carolina $67,540
- Hawaii $67,510
- Minnesota $66,770
- Washington $66,450
- Maine $66,250
- Louisiana $65,370
- Indiana $65,280
- Illinois $65,240
- Colorado $64,810
- Arizona $64,650
- Arkansas $64,520
- Kansas $64,500
- New York $64,100
- Wisconsin $64,080
- Ohio $63,820
- Missouri $63,770
- Wyoming $63,550
- North Dakota $63,520
- District of Columbia $63,400
- Montana $62,650
- Pennsylvania $62,580
- Tennessee $62,500
- New Mexico $62,280
- Utah $61,980
- Mississippi $61,770
- Michigan $61,670
- Kentucky $61,480
- Alabama $61,430
- Nebraska $61,370
- Iowa $61,030
- Idaho $61,020
- West Virginia $60,430
- Oklahoma $59,480
- South Dakota $49,310
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $97,190
- San Francisco, CA $95,920
- Spartanburg, SC $88,070
- Santa Cruz, CA $87,330
- Santa Rosa, CA $87,300
- Vallejo, CA $86,630
- Santa Maria, CA $85,150
- Austin, TX $84,930
- Salinas, CA $84,850
- Sacramento, CA $84,290
- Bakersfield, CA $84,100
- Modesto, CA $83,450
- Midland, TX $82,620
- San Diego, CA $82,160
- Los Angeles, CA $82,140
- Stockton, CA $81,310
- Boston, MA $80,430
- Dallas, TX $80,370
- Barnstable Town, MA $79,790
- Staunton, VA $79,590
- Oxnard, CA $79,480
- Visalia, CA $79,440
- Baltimore, MD $79,250
- Riverside, CA $79,210
- San Luis Obispo, CA $78,990
- Washington, DC $78,790
- Wichita Falls, TX $78,310
- San Angelo, TX $78,200
- Beaumont, TX $77,830
- Redding, CA $77,740
- Anchorage, AK $77,570
- Houston, TX $77,280
- Reno, NV $77,200
- Fresno, CA $77,000
- Worcester, MA $76,900
- San Antonio, TX $76,830
- Naples, FL $76,690
- Longview, TX $76,680
- Chico, CA $76,580
- Lexington Park, MD $76,530
- Amherst Town, MA $76,380
- Medford, OR $76,340
- Waco, TX $76,340
- Bridgeport, CT $76,190
- Killeen, TX $76,140
- New Haven, CT $76,140
- Abilene, TX $76,090
- Burlington, NC $76,010
- Florence, SC $75,920
- Wilmington, NC $75,820
- Sherman, TX $75,800
- Tyler, TX $75,670
- New York, NY $75,620
- Dover, DE $75,580
- Hartford, CT $75,570
- Las Vegas, NV $75,520
- Lynchburg, VA $75,420
- Norwich, CT $75,420
- Trenton, NJ $75,410
- Salisbury, MD $75,370
- College Station, TX $74,980
- Atlanta, GA $74,730
- Portland, OR $74,690
- Waterbury, CT $74,510
- Olympia, WA $74,250
- Greenville, SC $74,140
- Yakima, WA $74,100
- Charlottesville, VA $74,010
- New Orleans, LA $73,980
- Durham, NC $73,970
- Springfield, MA $73,930
- Corpus Christi, TX $73,920
- Flagstaff, AZ $73,710
- Richmond, VA $73,640
- Rochester, MN $73,580
- Yuba City, CA $73,580
- Winchester, VA $73,570
- Texarkana, TX $73,560
- Atlantic City, NJ $73,440
- Sebring, FL $73,410
- Victoria, TX $73,310
- Virginia Beach, VA $73,300
- Fayetteville, AR $73,100
- Brownsville, TX $73,020
- Blacksburg, VA $73,000
- Kennewick, WA $72,980
- Amarillo, TX $72,750
- Lubbock, TX $72,740
- Palm Bay, FL $72,600
- Miami, FL $72,530
- McAllen, TX $72,520
- Brunswick, GA $72,500
- Chicago, IL $72,230
- Providence, RI $72,150
- Rome, GA $71,680
- Crestview, FL $71,540
- Philadelphia, PA $71,540
- Manchester, NH $71,440
- El Paso, TX $71,140
- Orlando, FL $71,110
- Cape Coral, FL $71,100
- Charlotte, NC $70,720
- Wildwood, FL $70,480
- Odessa, TX $70,470
- Santa Fe, NM $70,200
- Tampa, FL $70,170
- Pittsfield, MA $70,140
- Janesville, WI $69,900
- Minneapolis, MN $69,790
- Reading, PA $69,530
- Columbus, OH $69,480
- North Port, FL $69,380
- Goldsboro, NC $69,150
- Wenatchee, WA $69,140
- Indianapolis, IN $69,050
- Grand Rapids, MI $68,700
- Slidell, LA $68,520
- Valdosta, GA $68,470
- Prescott Valley, AZ $68,330
- Gainesville, FL $68,230