Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in U.S.
SOC 31-2021 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Physical Therapist Assistants in U.S. is $65,510 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $31.50 per hour. 108,010 people work as Physical Therapist Assistants in U.S.. Wages have grown 20% since 2014, when the median was $54,410.
Median Annual Salary
$65,510
Mean Annual
$67,160
Median Hourly
$31.50
Total Employed
108,010
Salary Distribution
$46k
10th
$58k
25th
$66k
Median
$77k
75th
$88k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $77,890 |
| Home Health Care Services | $77,540 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $75,800 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $75,600 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $75,070 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $74,610 |
| Temporary Help Services | $71,300 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $70,740 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $70,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $70,580 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $70,580 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $70,580 |
| Individual and Family Services | $70,280 |
| Employment Services | $69,780 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $69,530 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $69,530 |
| Social Assistance | $68,860 |
| Child Care Services | $68,860 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $66,260 |
| Hospitals | $66,100 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $65,970 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $65,580 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $65,530 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $65,510 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $65,510 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $65,500 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $64,810 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $63,210 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $63,010 |
| Educational Support Services | $62,990 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $62,990 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $62,400 |
| Offices of Physicians | $62,170 |
| Educational Services | $62,160 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $61,880 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $61,620 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $61,500 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $61,210 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $60,690 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $60,690 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $60,670 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $60,470 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $60,470 |
| Educational Services | $59,170 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $59,160 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $54,950 |
| Offices of Chiropractors | $49,900 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $65,510 |
| 2023 | $64,080 |
| 2022 | $62,770 |
| 2021 | $61,180 |
| 2020 | $59,770 |
| 2019 | $58,790 |
| 2018 | $58,040 |
| 2017 | $57,430 |
| 2016 | $56,610 |
| 2015 | $55,170 |
| 2014 | $54,410 |
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Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | $68,340 |
| Massage Therapists | $57,950 |
| Dental Assistants | $47,300 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $46,490 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $46,050 |
| Medical Assistants | $44,200 |