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Physical Therapist Aides Salary in the Industry of Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers

The salary statistics and trend of physical therapist aides in the industry of outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare physical therapist aides salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,440
25th Percentile Wage
$23,930
50th Percentile Wage
$27,640
75th Percentile Wage
$30,930
90th Percentile Wage
$35,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for physical therapist aides in the industry of outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) physical therapist aides is $35,770. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $27,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent physical therapist aides is $21,440.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides in the industry of Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,640
2.50% 2.50%
2016
$26,950
0.15% -
2015
$26,910
-0.15% -
2012
$26,950
- -

Table 3. Compare Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of physical therapist aides in 34 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017. For salary information of physical therapist aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$46,830
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$34,760
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$32,700
Hospitals - State government owned
$32,280
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$31,750
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$30,240
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$30,040
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$29,200
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$29,150
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$29,140
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$28,980
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$28,930
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$28,930
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$28,840
Hospitals - Privately owned
$28,730
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$28,670
Home Health Care Services
$28,310
Outpatient Care Centers
$27,780
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$27,760
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$27,760
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$27,640
Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,290
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,280
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$27,250
Offices of Physicians
$26,460
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$26,330
Social Assistance
$26,220
Offices of Chiropractors
$25,610
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$25,450
Individual and Family Services
$25,160
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$25,070
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$24,500
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$24,270
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$24,250

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