Physical therapist assistant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level physical therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$38.71 per hour

$80,520 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level physical therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$34.72 per hour

$72,210 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level physical therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$29.55 per hour

$61,470 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level physical therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$25.58 per hour

$53,200 per year

10th percentile

Starting level physical therapist assistant earnings begin at:

$20.62 per hour

$42,900 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Physical therapist assistant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Texas $69,920
New Jersey $69,190
Connecticut $67,920
California $67,500
Massachusetts $65,450
Rhode Island $63,650
Nevada $62,570
Florida $61,470
Oregon $61,130
Virginia $60,880
Oklahoma $60,200
North Carolina $60,100
Alaska $59,960
New Hampshire $59,150
Ohio $58,200
Hawaii $58,140
Tennessee $58,060
Alabama $57,920
Washington $57,430
South Carolina $57,230
Georgia $56,990
Arkansas $56,720
Colorado $56,280
Indiana $55,360
Vermont $55,340
Utah $55,250
Wyoming $55,150
Kentucky $54,570
Minnesota $54,390
Maryland $54,150
New York $54,100
Pennsylvania $54,100
Maine $53,970
Wisconsin $53,540
Missouri $53,510
Delaware $53,280
Michigan $52,140
Kansas $51,861
Mississippi $50,510
Iowa $50,420
Idaho $49,410
West Virginia $49,030
Louisiana $48,910
Illinois $48,812
Nebraska $48,460
New Mexico $47,870
North Dakota $47,750
Montana $46,480
Arizona $43,830
South Dakota $41,730
District of Columbia $36,510
Puerto Rico $20,150

How do physical therapist assistant salaries compare to similar careers?

Physical therapist assistants earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than clinical nurse specialists but more than exercise physiologists.

Career Median Salary
Clinical nurse specialist salary $64K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $66K
Dental hygienist salary $66K
Hearing aid specialist salary $52K
Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary $66K
Physical therapist assistant salary $61K
Occupational therapist assistant salary $62K
Radiologic technologist salary $57K
Respiratory therapist salary $58K
Exercise physiologist salary $50K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)