The highest-paying states for physical therapist 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 of physical therapist aides in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $43,830, Alaska is the highest paying state for physical therapist aides. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $38,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of physical therapist aides in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $43,830 |
$35,010 | 60 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $38,430 |
$31,220 | 220 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $38,000 |
$28,410 | 110 |
| 4 | Vermont | $37,090 |
$29,780 | 30 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $36,500 |
$30,880 | 100 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $35,930 |
$31,650 | 490 |
| 7 | Washington | $35,280 |
$31,710 | 710 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $34,480 |
$34,390 | 50 |
| 9 | California | $34,230 |
$30,610 | 8,070 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $34,090 |
$23,920 | 360 |
| 11 | New York | $34,070 |
$29,790 | 3,320 |
| 12 | Maine | $33,940 |
$28,600 | 100 |
| 13 | Oregon | $32,270 |
$28,810 | 580 |
| 14 | Arizona | $32,220 |
$28,750 | 980 |
| 15 | Delaware | $31,890 |
$27,100 | 210 |
| 16 | Ohio | $31,870 |
$23,900 | 690 |
| 17 | Missouri | $31,750 |
$23,190 | 350 |
| 18 | Maryland | $31,740 |
$26,320 | 800 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $31,210 |
$29,360 | 360 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $31,200 |
$23,820 | 1,590 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $30,710 |
$24,230 | 170 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $30,680 |
$20,280 | 510 |
| 23 | Virginia | $30,180 |
$22,880 | 980 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $29,860 |
$23,090 | 110 |
| 25 | Florida | $29,790 |
$23,240 | 960 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $29,640 |
$25,260 | 110 |
| 27 | Colorado | $29,630 |
$27,750 | 380 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | $29,220 |
$17,560 | 70 |
| 29 | Nevada | $29,050 |
$22,810 | 710 |
| 30 | Texas | $28,900 |
$21,910 | 4,360 |
| 31 | Georgia | $28,840 |
$21,170 | 1,270 |
| 32 | Montana | $28,630 |
$24,950 | 110 |
| 33 | Idaho | $28,610 |
$20,570 | 440 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $28,500 |
$22,430 | 820 |
| 35 | Iowa | $28,280 |
$21,630 | 430 |
| 36 | New Jersey | $28,130 |
$27,040 | 2,640 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $28,090 |
$24,190 | 220 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $27,870 |
$24,950 | 260 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $27,280 |
$18,990 | 620 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $26,540 |
$26,520 | 210 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $26,190 |
$20,090 | 300 |
| 42 | Kansas | $26,130 |
$17,940 | 320 |
| 43 | Michigan | $26,090 |
$23,220 | 1,480 |
| 44 | Utah | $25,920 |
$20,110 | 1,190 |
| 45 | Illinois | $25,580 |
$24,960 | 380 |
| 46 | Alabama | $24,510 |
$18,360 | 750 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $24,190 |
$21,170 | 250 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $22,950 |
$17,570 | 1,260 |
| 49 | Indiana | $22,920 |
$19,940 | 900 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $22,760 |
$19,050 | 490 |
| 51 | Kentucky | $21,310 |
$17,810 | 460 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $21,070 |
$18,370 | 570 |