Salary by Metro

SOC 31-2021 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Physical Therapist Assistants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$68,380

10th percentile
$47,750
25th percentile
$59,820
Median
$68,380
75th percentile
$78,680
90th percentile
$89,510
Mean
$68,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 112,430.

That median is 34.1% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Physical Therapist Assistants.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA400$69,290$97,190$118,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,040$66,600$95,920$116,850
Spartanburg, SC160$56,620$88,070$88,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA60$63,940$87,330$112,610
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA90$65,420$87,300$109,270
Vallejo, CA50$62,000$86,630$99,720
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA100$64,040$85,150$102,450
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,180$57,030$84,930$100,230
Salinas, CA70$64,340$84,850$101,840
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA570$64,000$84,290$102,910
Bakersfield-Delano, CA150$63,560$84,100$105,560
Modesto, CA150$58,800$83,450$127,640
Midland, TX70$62,990$82,620$102,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA870$42,050$82,160$101,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,730$59,710$82,140$101,060
Stockton-Lodi, CA160$62,230$81,310$103,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,860$62,710$80,430$89,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,110$37,890$80,370$104,890
Barnstable Town, MA90$65,970$79,790$96,100
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA50$60,310$79,590$88,280

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Physical Therapist Assistants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,730$59,710$82,140$101,060
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,520$41,600$72,230$82,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,420$61,740$72,530$79,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,220$45,250$75,620$89,510
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2,210$42,480$77,280$101,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,110$37,890$80,370$104,890
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,880$29,230$62,220$80,490
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,860$62,710$80,430$89,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,650$59,380$71,540$80,880
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,440$36,160$64,720$79,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,370$43,400$74,730$89,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,340$59,170$70,170$81,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,340$50,910$78,790$103,540
Cleveland, OH1,280$56,390$64,800$83,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,180$57,030$84,930$100,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,120$36,610$65,450$96,850
Columbus, OH1,100$56,280$69,480$96,250
St. Louis, MO-IL1,100$53,070$65,820$79,400
Oklahoma City, OK1,060$23,400$58,850$77,050
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN1,040$48,630$69,050$80,800

States and territories

State estimates for Physical Therapist Assistants, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
California9,400$59,500$83,110$102,800
Massachusetts2,640$62,030$79,460$88,280
New Jersey1,810$62,620$78,440$90,090
Texas10,510$43,900$78,000$99,640
Maryland1,430$39,260$77,670$91,570
Alaska110$65,640$77,640$87,850
Connecticut980$62,070$75,880$82,870
Nevada560$49,140$75,520$87,930
Delaware340$51,750$74,610$83,510
Virginia3,370$54,170$73,760$93,600
Oregon890$56,620$73,180$89,480
Georgia2,620$43,400$72,800$89,600
Florida9,870$58,650$72,530$81,080
Vermont100$60,580$71,600$83,250
New Hampshire500$59,540$71,440$80,940
South Carolina1,870$47,510$70,500$88,070
Rhode Island420$58,380$68,640$76,990
North Carolina3,280$56,100$67,540$80,850
Hawaii250$49,920$67,510$74,770
Minnesota1,230$58,010$66,770$77,420
Washington2,150$36,610$66,450$93,140
Maine410$53,440$66,250$80,530
Louisiana1,670$24,360$65,370$81,520
Indiana2,830$46,410$65,280$80,060
Illinois4,890$41,600$65,240$81,890
Colorado1,350$48,580$64,810$89,550
Arizona2,010$36,160$64,650$79,570
Arkansas1,620$31,540$64,520$85,280
Kansas1,300$52,520$64,500$79,550
New York3,620$46,350$64,100$81,000
Wisconsin1,650$51,960$64,080$77,440
Ohio7,040$51,280$63,820$84,130
Missouri2,490$50,460$63,770$79,000
Wyoming240$48,180$63,550$79,320
North Dakota120$30,480$63,520$77,600
District of Columbia40$45,750$63,400$82,250
Montana250$52,310$62,650$77,990
Pennsylvania4,270$49,610$62,580$78,010
Tennessee3,390$48,010$62,500$80,800
New Mexico700$30,470$62,280$85,040
Utah970$34,190$61,980$84,000
Mississippi1,150$51,720$61,770$78,830
Michigan4,520$35,700$61,670$78,600
Kentucky2,580$27,870$61,480$79,500
Alabama2,700$49,340$61,430$79,060
Nebraska980$48,100$61,370$77,690
Iowa1,060$45,760$61,030$74,950
Idaho560$37,780$61,020$75,050
West Virginia980$45,510$60,430$79,160
Oklahoma2,380$24,960$59,480$79,860
South Dakota300$40,120$49,310$63,930
Puerto Rico830$22,460$29,710$67,100

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Physical Therapist Assistants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Physical Therapist Assistants is $68,380. Employment is 112,430.

How does Physical Therapist Assistants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Physical Therapist Assistants is 34.1% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Physical Therapist Assistants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $97,190.