The highest-paying states for physical therapist assistants (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 assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,260, California is the highest paying state for physical therapist assistants. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $75,030). 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 assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $80,260 |
$51,420 | 8,220 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $75,030 |
$56,790 | 1,730 |
| 3 | Texas | $74,870 |
$46,660 | 8,480 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $71,650 |
$49,920 | 850 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $71,490 |
$56,160 | 1,920 |
| 6 | Maryland | $66,210 |
$29,130 | 1,700 |
| 7 | Illinois | $65,190 |
$48,190 | 4,420 |
| 8 | Georgia | $64,530 |
$30,180 | 3,140 |
| 9 | Florida | $64,360 |
$47,780 | 7,340 |
| 10 | Delaware | $64,330 |
$35,040 | 300 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $64,170 |
$38,470 | 70 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $64,110 |
$50,250 | 370 |
| 13 | Washington | $63,500 |
$41,600 | 1,650 |
| 14 | Vermont | $63,180 |
$46,810 | 140 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $62,570 |
$52,340 | 370 |
| 16 | Nevada | $62,540 |
$24,780 | 630 |
| 17 | Missouri | $62,310 |
$46,750 | 1,990 |
| 18 | Virginia | $62,180 |
$27,580 | 2,770 |
| 19 | Ohio | $62,150 |
$48,360 | 6,090 |
| 20 | Arkansas | $62,030 |
$36,400 | 1,390 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $62,010 |
$47,040 | 2,320 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $61,930 |
$51,790 | 230 |
| 23 | Arizona | $61,720 |
$40,380 | 1,420 |
| 24 | Mississippi | $61,600 |
$33,100 | 1,110 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $61,340 |
$47,230 | 2,720 |
| 26 | Indiana | $61,000 |
$43,990 | 2,180 |
| 27 | Colorado | $60,940 |
$46,590 | 1,550 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $60,730 |
$28,490 | 2,200 |
| 29 | Kansas | $60,720 |
$46,950 | 910 |
| 30 | New York | $60,400 |
$46,460 | 3,980 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $60,350 |
$26,950 | 1,530 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $60,290 |
$48,720 | 2,080 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $60,050 |
$45,960 | 1,130 |
| 34 | Oregon | $60,010 |
$51,200 | 770 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $59,830 |
$32,870 | 1,520 |
| 36 | Alabama | $59,820 |
$31,700 | 2,020 |
| 37 | Utah | $59,800 |
$48,070 | 620 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $59,520 |
$44,070 | 1,840 |
| 39 | Maine | $58,800 |
$50,280 | 480 |
| 40 | Alaska | $58,400 |
$29,400 | 170 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $58,190 |
$39,330 | 4,900 |
| 42 | Iowa | $58,140 |
$45,690 | 1,220 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $57,740 |
$43,740 | 1,040 |
| 44 | Montana | $57,480 |
$45,910 | 290 |
| 45 | North Dakota | $57,450 |
$39,620 | 150 |
| 46 | Michigan | $57,160 |
$35,100 | 3,310 |
| 47 | Idaho | $56,680 |
$26,060 | 520 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $56,590 |
$43,340 | 770 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $55,650 |
$32,780 | 680 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $55,090 |
$41,140 | 170 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $49,100 |
$37,760 | 350 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $23,730 |
$18,320 | 780 |