SOC 31-2022 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physical Therapist Aides make in Evansville, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapist Aides in Evansville, IN is $29,120. The 10th percentile is $22,790 and the 90th percentile is $73,430. Employment is 100.
Median annual wage
$29,120
- 10th percentile
- $22,790
- 25th percentile
- $26,930
- Median
- $29,120
- 75th percentile
- $55,450
- 90th percentile
- $73,430
- Mean
- $39,380
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physical Therapist Aides, the published 10th percentile is $22,790 and the 90th percentile is $73,430. The difference is $50,640, which is 173.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $26,930 to the 75th at $55,450, covers $28,520.
The mean annual wage is $39,380, which sits above the median of $29,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Evansville, IN median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $35,240 for Physical Therapist Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,815, which is 9.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17% lower than the Indiana median of $35,100.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapist Aides at $31,815 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapist Aides. Evansville, IN ranks 7th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $30,370 and employment of 90. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,630, against $31,815 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 143 miles away, with a median of $30,900 and employment of 200. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,075, against $31,815 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 144 miles away, with a median of $38,050 and employment of 310. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,761, against $31,815 here.
Employment share
Physical Therapist Aides accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (100 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Physical Therapist Aides make in Evansville, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physical Therapist Aides in Evansville, IN is $29,120. The 10th percentile is $22,790 and the 90th percentile is $73,430. Employment is 100.
How does that compare with the national median for Physical Therapist Aides?
The local median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $35,240.
What is Physical Therapist Aides pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,120 is $31,815. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Physical Therapist Aides?
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 103 miles away, at $30,370. Evansville, IN ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.