The latest occupational employment data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there being nearly 93,000 physical therapy (PT) assistants at work in the United States as of May 2020. Only about 3,300 of those PT assistants worked in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. BLS data shows the region to be one of the weakest ones nationally for physical therapy assistant pay. No state in the region had an annual mean wage for PT assistants that beat the national average, and two Rocky Mountain states ranked among the ten states in the nation with the lowest annual mean wage level for physical therapy assistants. Diving deeper into BLS data from May 2020 produces the following details about physical therapy assistant pay in the Rocky Mountain region:
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| Physical Therapy Assistant Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CO | 1,360 | $55,810 | 31st |
| ID | 700 | $50,080 | 46th |
| MT | 320 | $56,060 | 30th |
| UT | 720 | $52,080 | 43rd |
| WY | 180 | $55,440 | 32nd |
| U.S. | 92,740 | $59,440 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 29, 2021
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