How much do Physical Therapist Assistants make in Medford, OR?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapist Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $59,380 and the 90th percentile is $82,190. The difference is $22,810, which is 29.9% 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 $60,570 to the 75th at $82,190, covers $21,620.

The mean annual wage is $72,690, which sits below the median of $76,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Medford, OR median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $68,380 for Physical Therapist Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,262, which is 10.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Oregon median of $73,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapist Assistants at $75,262 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 Assistants. Medford, OR ranks 3rd 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).).

• Eugene-Springfield, OR is 105 miles away, with a median of $60,930 and employment of 90. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,989, against $75,262 here.
• Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $77,740 and employment of 60. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,212, against $75,262 here.
• Bend, OR is 150 miles away, with a median of $62,490 and employment of 80. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,314, against $75,262 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapist Assistants accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (50 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (112,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.