Physical Therapist Aides Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 311 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Physical Therapist Aides

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Southwest Maine $57,670 30
Barnstable Town, MA $47,290 30
Abilene, TX $46,790 90
North Coast Region of California $44,600 30
Urban Honolulu, HI $44,430 70
Minnesota $44,340 90

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $42,320 130
      Anchorage, AK $35,920 90
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $30,990 70
      Birmingham, AL $27,580 190
      Huntsville, AL $26,740 80
      Montgomery, AL $26,100 60
      Alabama $25,220 730
      Dothan, AL $24,640 30
      Mobile, AL $22,290 50
      Gadsden, AL $21,720 50
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $31,620 40
      Arkansas $28,670 210
      Little Rock, AR $28,610 60
      North Arkansas $27,000 30
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $40,810 70
      Tucson, AZ $35,240 110
      Phoenix, AZ $34,940 1,510
      Arizona $34,910 1,840
      Prescott Valley, AZ $31,750 40
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $30,480 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Coast Region of California $44,600 30
      San Jose, CA $44,070 390
      Chico, CA $42,800 60
      San Francisco, CA $41,430 790
      Fresno, CA $37,660 230
      Vallejo, CA $37,280 40
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $37,230 40
      Santa Rosa, CA $37,140 60
      Salinas, CA $36,740 70
      California $36,290 6,800
      Sacramento, CA $36,130 370
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $36,060 50
      Merced, CA $35,930 40
      Santa Cruz, CA $35,740 70
      Los Angeles, CA $35,560 2,200
      Stockton, CA $35,560 100
      Santa Maria, CA $35,510 110
      San Luis Obispo, CA $35,450 70
      Bakersfield, CA $35,360 100
      Modesto, CA $35,360 110
      Redding, CA $35,280 70
      Oxnard, CA $35,040 240
      San Diego, CA $34,810 710
      Visalia, CA $34,710 50
      Riverside, CA $34,570 660
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $41,180 210
      Fort Collins, CO $39,090 30
      Colorado $37,210 410
      Boulder, CO $33,260 40
      Colorado Springs, CO $30,370 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $36,030 180
      Connecticut $35,280 630
      New Haven, CT $35,280 90
      Hartford, CT $35,270 230
      Waterbury, CT $34,400 80
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $32,430 830
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $30,420 50
      Delaware $29,640 250
      Sussex Delaware $29,600 70
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $38,650 70
      Gainesville, FL $36,830 50
      Jacksonville, FL $36,110 90
      Tampa, FL $34,950 140
      Miami, FL $33,840 310
      Florida $33,520 1,260
      Lakeland, FL $33,060 30
      Port St. Lucie, FL $32,460 40
      Orlando, FL $31,200 180
      North Port, FL $30,650 60
      Palm Bay, FL $29,640 40
      Tallahassee, FL $26,980 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $32,570 620
      Rome, GA $31,440 50
      Georgia $30,920 1,160
      Augusta, GA-SC $28,530 80
      Savannah, GA $28,380 30
      North Georgia $27,690 30
      South Georgia $27,400 60
      Middle Georgia $25,520 80
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $44,430 70
      Hawaii $36,470 110
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Iowa $36,550 30
      Iowa $36,440 300
      Cedar Rapids, IA $36,180 30
      Northwest Iowa $36,010 50
      Des Moines, IA $31,030 40
      Iowa City, IA $27,700 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $29,120 50
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,070 80
      Southeast-Central Idaho $28,710 80
      Boise City, ID $28,690 210
      Idaho $28,610 610
      Twin Falls, ID $27,470 30
      Pocatello, ID $26,920 60
      Idaho Falls, ID $26,830 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,790 710
      Illinois $34,790 740
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $36,040 30
      Indianapolis, IN $32,930 240
      Evansville, IN $29,170 60
      Indiana $29,020 900
      Southern Indiana $28,010 30
      Fort Wayne, IN $26,530 100
      Central Indiana $24,730 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $28,810 200
      Kansas $28,810 60
      Wichita, KS $24,960 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $35,490 40
      Kentucky $28,770 280
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $28,770 160
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $22,280 330
      Lafayette, LA $22,150 100
      Shreveport, LA $22,120 80
      Slidell, LA $21,900 110
      Lake Charles, LA $21,720 130
      Houma, LA $21,600 100
      Louisiana $21,600 1,510
      Monroe, LA $21,390 70
      Southwest Louisiana $21,380 40
      Baton Rouge, LA $21,100 340
      Central Louisiana $20,350 50
      Northeast Louisiana $20,170 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $47,290 30
      Massachusetts $38,000 530
      Worcester, MA $38,000 90
      Boston, MA-NH $37,560 360
      Springfield, MA $34,700 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $31,370 450
      Maryland $31,370 1,030
      Lexington Park, MD $31,200 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $57,670 30
      Maine $35,870 120
      Portland, ME $35,860 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $36,520 60
      Lansing, MI $34,190 40
      Northern Michigan $33,130 50
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $32,680 40
      Detroit, MI $32,140 560
      Grand Rapids, MI $30,230 250
      Michigan $30,160 1,560
      Kalamazoo, MI $27,920 40
      Traverse City, MI $27,830 80
      Flint, MI $27,100 60
      Southern Michigan $25,500 210
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $44,340 90
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $42,230 80
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $30,670 200
      Columbia, MO $29,750 40
      Springfield, MO $29,520 60
      St. Louis, MO-IL $29,120 580
      Missouri $28,340 900
      Southeast Missouri $27,720 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $29,730 40
      Mississippi $26,900 200
      Gulfport, MS $24,850 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $34,870 110
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $43,940 40
      Durham, NC $37,910 40
      Eastern North Carolina $37,180 30
      Charlotte, NC-SC $36,150 170
      Western North Carolina $35,280 60
      North Carolina $35,190 780
      Raleigh, NC $35,180 150
      Hickory, NC $34,760 40
      Fayetteville, NC $34,200 50
      Greensboro, NC $34,000 50
      Asheville, NC $33,800 50
      Wilmington, NC $31,200 60
      Central North Carolina $30,620 30
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $36,290 50
      North Dakota $36,290 120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Nebraska $30,750 40
      Northeast Nebraska $29,440 30
      Omaha, NE-IA $26,710 170
      Nebraska $26,540 570
      Lincoln, NE $26,520 110
      South Nebraska $25,240 210
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $38,980 40
      New Hampshire $34,250 140
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $36,140 50
      New Jersey $35,920 2,140
      Trenton, NJ $34,140 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $37,230 90
      Eastern New Mexico $36,920 40
      New Mexico $35,760 200
      Northern New Mexico $35,360 40
      Las Cruces, NM $29,800 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $31,980 650
      Nevada $29,430 640
      Reno, NV $29,430 150
      Balance of Nevada $29,260 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $36,580 70
      New York, NY-NJ $35,440 5,150
      Utica, NY $35,000 30
      New York $34,970 4,080
      Buffalo, NY $34,840 160
      Kiryas Joel, NY $31,420 100
      Central East New York $31,200 30
      Rochester, NY $31,200 60
      Syracuse, NY $31,200 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $38,830 230
      Toledo, OH $36,990 40
      Ohio $35,880 870
      Akron, OH $35,690 80
      Cleveland, OH $35,560 110
      West Northwestern Ohio $32,040 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,550 130
      Dayton, OH $29,380 60
      Youngstown, OH $28,660 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $32,320 40
      Northeast Oklahoma $30,720 40
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,790 30
      Oklahoma $24,350 400
      Tulsa, OK $22,720 100
      Oklahoma City, OK $22,520 200
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coast Oregon $38,700 40
      Portland, OR-WA $36,290 560
      Oregon $35,880 920
      Medford, OR $34,870 50
      Bend, OR $34,680 70
      Corvallis, OR $34,230 30
      Salem, OR $33,960 110
      Eugene, OR $33,500 70
      Eastern Oregon $33,350 30
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $37,820 30
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $37,930 60
      Pittsburgh, PA $36,680 210
      Pennsylvania $36,420 980
      Harrisburg, PA $36,240 50
      Erie, PA $36,210 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,020 640
      Central Pennsylvania $34,770 40
      Scranton, PA $30,930 80
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $30,780 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $32,770 230
      Rhode Island $32,610 200
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Myrtle Beach, SC $34,320 30
      Charleston, SC $34,110 60
      Columbia, SC $32,570 60
      South Carolina $30,750 450
      Greenville, SC $29,810 120
      Hilton Head Island, SC $22,190 —
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $34,290 110
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $32,600 60
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,200 170
      Nashville, TN $31,120 180
      Knoxville, TN $30,700 150
      Tennessee $30,700 840
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $28,640 150
      Kingsport, TN-VA $24,960 40
      Johnson City, TN $21,220 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Abilene, TX $46,790 90
      Hill Country Region of Texas $39,560 170
      Midland, TX $37,020 50
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,220 160
      Eastern Region of Texas $36,220 80
      Dallas, TX $35,800 820
      Houston, TX $34,420 600
      Texarkana, TX-AR $32,770 60
      Texas $32,050 4,170
      Austin, TX $30,700 590
      San Antonio, TX $30,530 420
      Killeen, TX $29,890 70
      Waco, TX $29,660 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $28,830 40
      Wichita Falls, TX $28,690 40
      Northwestern Region of Texas $28,650 50
      Beaumont, TX $28,500 40
      El Paso, TX $28,230 160
      Laredo, TX $27,810 40
      Amarillo, TX $27,740 50
      Brownsville, TX $27,730 50
      North Region of Texas $27,730 90
      Odessa, TX $26,870 40
      McAllen, TX $26,820 130
      Lubbock, TX $26,800 140
      College Station, TX $26,420 60
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. George, UT $37,150 40
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $29,110 50
      Logan, UT-ID $28,490 40
      Provo, UT $28,230 170
      Utah $27,860 840
      Salt Lake City, UT $26,640 340
      Ogden, UT $26,490 180
      High Desert Utah $23,050 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southside Virginia $32,590 50
      Charlottesville, VA $30,230 60
      West Virginia $29,320 160
      Virginia $28,840 1,050
      Richmond, VA $28,410 160
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $27,480 180
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $38,810 80
      Seattle, WA $38,700 290
      Washington $37,730 740
      Eastern Washington $37,010 40
      Bremerton, WA $36,870 30
      Wenatchee, WA $36,670 30
      Kennewick, WA $36,560 40
      Western Washington $36,340 50
      Olympia, WA $35,950 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $38,790 240
      Madison, WI $36,130 70
      Northeastern Wisconsin $36,010 40
      Wisconsin $35,700 670
      Kenosha, WI $28,820 50
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $32,630 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $30,210 80
      Cheyenne, WY $29,810 40
      Western Wyoming $29,460 90
      Wyoming $29,460 260
      Casper, WY $28,870 50