How much do Physical Therapist Aides make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapist Aides, the published 10th percentile is $35,930 and the 90th percentile is $58,100. The difference is $22,170, which is 47.7% 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 $39,030 to the 75th at $56,550, covers $17,520.

The mean annual wage is $47,620, which sits above the median of $46,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 31.8% higher than the national median of $35,240 for Physical Therapist Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,806, which is 18.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.6% higher than the Washington median of $39,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapist Aides at $41,806 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Therapist Aides. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $37,130 and employment of 40. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,159, against $41,806 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $36,200 and employment of 590. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,339, against $41,806 here.
• Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $35,430 and employment of 140. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,183, against $41,806 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapist Aides accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (400 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.