Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in the US
A physical therapist assistants earns a national median of $68,380 a year (mean $68,730) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #326 of 825.
How much does a physical therapist assistants earn in the US?
A physical therapist assistants in the United States earns a median of $68,380 a year (mean $68,730), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 34% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 112,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-2021), ranked #326 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$68,380
per year
Mean
$68,730
per year
Employment
112,430
US workers
National rank
#326
of 825 by median
What a physical therapist assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a physical therapist assistants (SOC 31-2021) earns a median annual wage of $68,380 and a mean (average) of $68,730. The median is the midpoint — half of physical therapist assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 34% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a physical therapist assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for physical therapist assistants is $68,380, and the mean (average) is $68,730. The median is the midpoint — half of physical therapist assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does physical therapist assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $68,380, a physical therapist assistants earns 34% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many physical therapist assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 112,430 physical therapist assistants employed nationally (SOC 31-2021), across all industries.
- Where does this physical therapist assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-2021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-2021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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