Physical Therapist Assistants salary by location
National median: $68,380 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $97,190 | +42.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $95,920 | +40.3% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $88,070 | +28.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $87,330 | +27.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $87,300 | +27.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $86,630 | +26.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $85,150 | +24.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $84,930 | +24.2% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $84,850 | +24.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $84,290 | +23.3% | 570 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $84,100 | +23.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $83,450 | +22.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $83,110 | +21.5% | 9,400 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $82,620 | +20.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $82,160 | +20.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $82,140 | +20.1% | 3,730 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $81,310 | +18.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $80,430 | +17.6% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $80,370 | +17.5% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $79,790 | +16.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $79,590 | +16.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $79,480 | +16.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $79,460 | +16.2% | 2,640 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $79,440 | +16.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $79,250 | +15.9% | 620 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $79,210 | +15.8% | 860 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $78,990 | +15.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $78,790 | +15.2% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,440 | +14.7% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | metropolitan | $78,310 | +14.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Angelo, TX | metropolitan | $78,200 | +14.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $78,000 | +14.1% | 10,510 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $77,830 | +13.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $77,740 | +13.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $77,670 | +13.6% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $77,640 | +13.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $77,570 | +13.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $77,280 | +13.0% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $77,200 | +12.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $77,000 | +12.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $76,900 | +12.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $76,830 | +12.4% | 960 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $76,690 | +12.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Longview, TX | metropolitan | $76,680 | +12.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $76,580 | +12.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $76,530 | +11.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $76,380 | +11.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $76,340 | +11.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $76,340 | +11.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $76,190 | +11.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $76,140 | +11.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $76,140 | +11.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Abilene, TX | metropolitan | $76,090 | +11.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Burlington, NC | metropolitan | $76,010 | +11.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $75,920 | +11.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $75,880 | +11.0% | 980 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $75,820 | +10.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Sherman, TX | metropolitan | $75,800 | +10.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $75,670 | +10.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $75,620 | +10.6% | 3,220 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $75,580 | +10.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $75,570 | +10.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $75,520 | +10.4% | 430 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $75,520 | +10.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $75,420 | +10.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $75,420 | +10.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $75,410 | +10.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $75,370 | +10.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $74,980 | +9.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $74,730 | +9.3% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $74,690 | +9.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $74,610 | +9.1% | 340 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $74,510 | +9.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $74,250 | +8.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $74,140 | +8.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $74,100 | +8.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $74,010 | +8.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $73,980 | +8.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $73,970 | +8.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $73,930 | +8.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $73,920 | +8.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $73,760 | +7.9% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $73,710 | +7.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $73,640 | +7.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $73,580 | +7.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $73,580 | +7.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $73,570 | +7.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $73,560 | +7.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $73,440 | +7.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sebring, FL | metropolitan | $73,410 | +7.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Victoria, TX | metropolitan | $73,310 | +7.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $73,300 | +7.2% | 790 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $73,180 | +7.0% | 890 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $73,100 | +6.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $73,020 | +6.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Blacksburg, VA | metropolitan | $73,000 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $72,980 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $72,800 | +6.5% | 2,620 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $72,750 | +6.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $72,740 | +6.4% | 180 | 2025 |