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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median physical therapist assistants in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $64,720 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,380 a month.

10th percentile
$36,160
25th percentile
$61,190
Median percentile
$64,720
75th percentile
$77,820
90th percentile
$79,880

Based on 1,440 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,720
Federal income tax−$5,586
Social Security + Medicare−$4,951
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,618
Monthly take-home$4,380
Every two weeks$2,022

Does it go far here?

$62,643Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

All physical therapist assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona