According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, there were 97,740 physical therapy assistants (PTA) employed in the U.S. as of May 2022. Physical therapy assistants work in a variety of healthcare settings, including skilled nursing facilities, non-physician practitioner offices, hospitals, home health agencies, and physician offices. With some advanced technical skills and training, physical therapy assistants generally earn modestly better salaries than workers in most occupations. The BLS reported that, as of May 2022, the national mean salary for PTAs was $64,510 per year. Slightly lower at $62,770 per annum was the profession's median wage, which is the mid-point on the wage scale between the upper and lower half of wage earners. BLS data indicates that the nation's 25 largest metro areas accounted for about 36% of physical therapy assistant jobs as of May 2022. That data also revealed much regional disparity in average pay for the profession, as evidenced by the following May 2022 BLS data about physical therapy assistant average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro markets:
Physical Therapy Assistant Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Markets
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $68,930 | $69,340 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $80,590 | $77,750 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $66,990 | $68,060 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $78,120 | $77,390 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $77,080 | $77,410 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $70,740 | $70,370 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $61,260 | $62,630 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $64,390 | $66,670 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $64,220 | $66,360 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $72,800 | $71,660 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $62,400 | $63,710 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $88,610 | $89,510 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $77,090 | $78,090 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $57,710 | $53,620 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $65,640 | $66,160 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $61,260 | $60,320 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $82,110 | $80,060 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $65,250 | $67,720 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $61,730 | $64,710 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $67,060 | $63,400 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,160 | $62,870 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $66,900 | $70,960 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $62,280 | $65,560 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $75,100 | $73,370 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $60,890 | $64,430 | ||
| National | $62,770 | $64,510 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 15, 2023
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