How much do Physical Therapist Aides make in Gainesville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapist Aides, the published 10th percentile is $34,800 and the 90th percentile is $39,520. The difference is $4,720, which is 12.8% 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 $36,830 to the 75th at $36,830, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $37,030, which sits above the median of $36,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, FL median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $35,240 for Physical Therapist Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,074, which is 8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the Florida median of $35,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapist Aides at $38,074 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapist Aides. Gainesville, FL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Jacksonville, FL is 77 miles away, with a median of $36,110 and employment of 90. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,297, against $38,074 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $35,780 and employment of 150. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,464, against $38,074 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 106 miles away, with a median of $32,130 and employment of 250. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,681, against $38,074 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapist Aides accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, FL (50 of 152,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.