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Highest Paying Industries for Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

The top 61 highest paying industries for physical therapist assistants and aides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $64,520, temporary help services is the highest paying industry for physical therapist assistants and aides. It is followed by residential mental health and substance abuse facilities industry (average annual salary $62,270). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of physical therapist assistants and aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 61 Highest Paying Industries for Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Temporary Help Services	$64,520	$31,370	570
2	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$62,270	$38,910	140
3	Employment Services	$60,830	$25,990	790
4	Administrative and Support Services	$60,630	$26,130	810
5	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$60,630	$26,130	810
6	Home Health Care Services	$58,910	$37,130	7,220
7	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$56,120	$23,500	180
8	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$56,120	$23,500	180
9	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$55,230	$24,530	11,890
10	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$54,600	$24,120	13,800
11	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$53,450	$24,190	430
12	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$51,960	$21,370	370
13	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,410	$28,100	110
14	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$49,240	$22,390	1,470
15	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$49,040	$37,760	70
16	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$48,960	$26,250	70
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,880	$39,640	30
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$48,260	$28,130	500
19	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$48,060	$27,750	580
20	Individual and Family Services	$47,970	$21,140	400
21	Educational Services - Local government owned	$47,890	$28,040	540
22	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$47,540	$22,280	280
23	Educational Services	$47,090	$27,440	770
24	Outpatient Care Centers	$45,940	$21,310	1,570
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,160	$25,140	150
26	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,090	$21,680	4,320
27	Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,770	$21,200	3,410
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,660	$21,160	3,370
29	Social Assistance	$44,600	$21,900	580
30	Hospitals - State government owned	$44,350	$22,550	870
31	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$44,170	$23,180	110
32	Educational Support Services	$43,850	$30,630	30
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,820	$23,060	19,540
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$43,800	$22,720	23,350
35	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,660	$26,240	330
36	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,480	$23,730	130
37	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$43,190	$22,380	28,300
38	Hospitals - Privately owned	$42,910	$22,580	24,020
39	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$42,680	$29,710	30
40	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$42,500	$19,590	310
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,980	$22,900	380
42	Health Care and Social Assistance	$41,780	$20,760	121,560
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$40,300	$21,740	6,910
44	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$39,280	$22,540	160
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$38,640	$20,110	78,880
46	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,310	$21,230	4,420
47	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$36,000	$21,170	4,570
48	Offices of Physicians	$35,660	$20,860	8,480
49	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$35,070	$19,740	61,380
50	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$35,040	$19,710	60,280
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$34,440	$23,210	440
52	Offices of Chiropractors	$30,130	$21,770	650
53	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$29,420	$20,790	50
54	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$29,420	$20,790	50
55	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$29,420	$20,790	50
56	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$28,980	$20,470	60
57	State government, including schools and hospitals	$28,370	$21,830	2,590
58	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,570	$17,140	70
59	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,400	$21,300	1,960
60	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,400	$21,300	1,960
61	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,110	$21,240	1,580