31 Series · SOC 31-2022
Physical Therapist Aides
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$34,520
per year
Median Hourly
$16.59/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$35,510
average
Employment
44,010
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$24,960
25th Percentile
$29,710
Median
$34,520
75th Percentile
$38,240
90th Percentile
$46,930
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $44,340 | +28% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $42,320 | +23% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $38,000 | +10% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $37,820 | +10% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $37,730 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $37,210 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $36,470 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Iowa | $36,440 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $36,420 | +6% above national |
| 10 | California | $36,290 | +5% above national |
| 11 | North Dakota | $36,290 | +5% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $35,920 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Ohio | $35,880 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $35,880 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Maine | $35,870 | +4% above national |
| 16 | New Mexico | $35,760 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $35,700 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Connecticut | $35,280 | +2% above national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $35,190 | +2% above national |
| 20 | New York | $34,970 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $34,910 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Montana | $34,870 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Illinois | $34,790 | +1% above national |
| 24 | South Dakota | $34,290 | 1% below national |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $34,250 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $33,520 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $32,610 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Texas | $32,050 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Maryland | $31,370 | 9% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $30,920 | 10% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $30,750 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $30,700 | 11% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $30,160 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Delaware | $29,640 | 14% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $29,460 | 15% below national |
| 36 | Nevada | $29,430 | 15% below national |
| 37 | West Virginia | $29,320 | 15% below national |
| 38 | Indiana | $29,020 | 16% below national |
| 39 | Virginia | $28,840 | 16% below national |
| 40 | Kansas | $28,810 | 17% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $28,770 | 17% below national |
| 42 | Arkansas | $28,670 | 17% below national |
| 43 | Idaho | $28,610 | 17% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $28,340 | 18% below national |
| 45 | Utah | $27,860 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $26,900 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Nebraska | $26,540 | 23% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $25,220 | 27% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $24,350 | 29% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $21,840 | 37% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $21,600 | 37% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $57,670 | +67% above national |
| 2 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,290 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Abilene, TX | $46,790 | +36% above national |
| 4 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,600 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $44,430 | +29% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $44,070 | +28% above national |
| 7 | Winston-Salem, NC | $43,940 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Chico, CA | $42,800 | +24% above national |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $41,430 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,180 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $40,810 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,560 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $39,090 | +13% above national |
| 14 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $38,980 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | $38,830 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $38,810 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $38,790 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $38,700 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | +12% above national |
| 20 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,650 | +12% above national |
| 21 | Worcester, MA | $38,000 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,930 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $37,910 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Fresno, CA | $37,660 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,560 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Vallejo, CA | $37,280 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,230 | +8% above national |
| 28 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | +8% above national |
| 29 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | +8% above national |
| 30 | St. George, UT | $37,150 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $37,140 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $37,010 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Toledo, OH | $36,990 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $36,870 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Salinas, CA | $36,740 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,680 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,670 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $36,580 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $36,560 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,550 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Ann Arbor, MI | $36,520 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $36,340 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Fargo, ND-MN | $36,290 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $36,290 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $36,240 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,220 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Erie, PA | $36,210 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $36,180 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,150 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $36,140 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Madison, WI | $36,130 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $36,130 | +5% above national |
| 55 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | +4% above national |
| 56 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,040 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,030 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,010 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $36,010 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $35,950 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Merced, CA | $35,930 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Anchorage, AK | $35,920 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $35,860 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35,800 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $35,740 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Akron, OH | $35,690 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Cleveland, OH | $35,560 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $35,560 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $35,560 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $35,510 | +3% above national |
| 71 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $35,450 | +3% above national |
| 72 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,440 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,360 | +2% above national |
| 74 | Modesto, CA | $35,360 | +2% above national |
| 75 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | +2% above national |
| 76 | New Haven, CT | $35,280 | +2% above national |
| 77 | Redding, CA | $35,280 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,270 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Tucson, AZ | $35,240 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $35,180 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $35,040 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $35,020 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Utica-Rome, NY | $35,000 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $34,950 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $34,940 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,840 | +1% above national |
| 88 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $34,810 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $34,790 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Visalia, CA | $34,710 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Bend, OR | $34,680 | same as national |
| 92 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $34,570 | same as national |
| 93 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $34,420 | same as national |
| 94 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,400 | same as national |
| 95 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $34,320 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $34,190 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,140 | 1% below national |
| 98 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $34,000 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Salem, OR | $33,960 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $33,840 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Asheville, NC | $33,800 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,500 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $33,350 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Boulder, CO | $33,260 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,060 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $32,930 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $32,770 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $32,680 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Charleston, WV | $32,630 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $32,600 | 6% below national |
| 111 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $32,570 | 6% below national |
| 112 | Columbia, SC | $32,570 | 6% below national |
| 113 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $32,460 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $32,430 | 6% below national |
| 115 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $32,140 | 7% below national |
| 116 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $32,040 | 7% below national |
| 117 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $31,750 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Jonesboro, AR | $31,620 | 8% below national |
| 119 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $31,550 | 9% below national |
| 120 | Rome, GA | $31,440 | 9% below national |
| 121 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $31,420 | 9% below national |
| 122 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $31,370 | 9% below national |
| 123 | Lexington Park, MD | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 124 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 125 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 126 | Rochester, NY | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 127 | Syracuse, NY | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 128 | Wilmington, NC | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 129 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 10% below national |
| 130 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $31,120 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $31,030 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,990 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $30,930 | 10% below national |
| 134 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $30,750 | 11% below national |
| 135 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $30,700 | 11% below national |
| 136 | Knoxville, TN | $30,700 | 11% below national |
| 137 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $30,670 | 11% below national |
| 138 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $30,650 | 11% below national |
| 139 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $30,530 | 12% below national |
| 140 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $30,480 | 12% below national |
| 141 | Dover, DE | $30,420 | 12% below national |
| 142 | Colorado Springs, CO | $30,370 | 12% below national |
| 143 | Charlottesville, VA | $30,230 | 12% below national |
| 144 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $30,230 | 12% below national |
| 145 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $30,210 | 12% below national |
| 146 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $29,890 | 13% below national |
| 147 | Cheyenne, WY | $29,810 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $29,810 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Columbia, MO | $29,750 | 14% below national |
| 150 | Jackson, MS | $29,730 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $29,640 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $29,600 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Springfield, MO | $29,520 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $29,460 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $29,440 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Reno, NV | $29,430 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $29,380 | 15% below national |
| 158 | Evansville, IN | $29,170 | 15% below national |
| 159 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $29,120 | 16% below national |
| 160 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 16% below national |
| 161 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $29,070 | 16% below national |
| 162 | Casper, WY | $28,870 | 16% below national |
| 163 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,830 | 16% below national |
| 164 | Kenosha, WI | $28,820 | 17% below national |
| 165 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,810 | 17% below national |
| 166 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $28,770 | 17% below national |
| 167 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $28,710 | 17% below national |
| 168 | Boise City, ID | $28,690 | 17% below national |
| 169 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $28,660 | 17% below national |
| 170 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,650 | 17% below national |
| 171 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $28,640 | 17% below national |
| 172 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,610 | 17% below national |
| 173 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $28,530 | 17% below national |
| 174 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $28,500 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Logan, UT-ID | $28,490 | 17% below national |
| 176 | Richmond, VA | $28,410 | 18% below national |
| 177 | Savannah, GA | $28,380 | 18% below national |
| 178 | El Paso, TX | $28,230 | 18% below national |
| 179 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $28,230 | 18% below national |
| 180 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,010 | 19% below national |
| 181 | Traverse City, MI | $27,830 | 19% below national |
| 182 | Laredo, TX | $27,810 | 19% below national |
| 183 | Amarillo, TX | $27,740 | 20% below national |
| 184 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $27,730 | 20% below national |
| 185 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,730 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $27,720 | 20% below national |
| 187 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $27,690 | 20% below national |
| 188 | Birmingham, AL | $27,580 | 20% below national |
| 189 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $27,480 | 20% below national |
| 190 | Twin Falls, ID | $27,470 | 20% below national |
| 191 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $27,400 | 21% below national |
| 192 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $27,000 | 22% below national |
| 193 | Tallahassee, FL | $26,980 | 22% below national |
| 194 | Pocatello, ID | $26,920 | 22% below national |
| 195 | Idaho Falls, ID | $26,830 | 22% below national |
| 196 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $26,820 | 22% below national |
| 197 | Lubbock, TX | $26,800 | 22% below national |
| 198 | Huntsville, AL | $26,740 | 23% below national |
| 199 | Omaha, NE-IA | $26,710 | 23% below national |
| 200 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $26,640 | 23% below national |
| 201 | Fort Wayne, IN | $26,530 | 23% below national |
| 202 | Lincoln, NE | $26,520 | 23% below national |
| 203 | Ogden, UT | $26,490 | 23% below national |
| 204 | Montgomery, AL | $26,100 | 24% below national |
| 205 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $25,520 | 26% below national |
| 206 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $25,500 | 26% below national |
| 207 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $25,240 | 27% below national |
| 208 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $24,960 | 28% below national |
| 209 | Wichita, KS | $24,960 | 28% below national |
| 210 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $24,850 | 28% below national |
| 211 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $24,730 | 28% below national |
| 212 | Dothan, AL | $24,640 | 29% below national |
| 213 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $23,050 | 33% below national |
| 214 | Tulsa, OK | $22,720 | 34% below national |
| 215 | Oklahoma City, OK | $22,520 | 35% below national |
| 216 | Mobile, AL | $22,290 | 35% below national |
| 217 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $22,280 | 35% below national |
| 218 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $22,190 | 36% below national |
| 219 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $21,900 | 37% below national |
| 220 | Gadsden, AL | $21,720 | 37% below national |
| 221 | Lake Charles, LA | $21,720 | 37% below national |
| 222 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $21,600 | 37% below national |
| 223 | Monroe, LA | $21,390 | 38% below national |
| 224 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $21,380 | 38% below national |
| 225 | Johnson City, TN | $21,220 | 39% below national |
| 226 | Baton Rouge, LA | $21,100 | 39% below national |
| 227 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $20,350 | 41% below national |
| 228 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $20,170 | 42% below national |