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Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant and Aides Salary in the Industry of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned

The salary statistics and trend of occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in the industry of general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare occupational therapy and physical therapist assistant and 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
$26,620
25th Percentile Wage
$33,560
50th Percentile Wage
$43,310
75th Percentile Wage
$56,710
90th Percentile Wage
$68,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in the industry of general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides is $68,100. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $43,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides is $26,620.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in the industry of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,310
10.67% 10.62%
2016
$38,690
4.52% -
2015
$36,940
4.17% -
2014
$35,400
-7.94% -
2013
$38,210
-1.31% -
2012
$38,710
- -

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

The average salaries of occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in 40 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$63,140
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$62,360
Home Health Care Services
$62,260
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$61,470
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$61,470
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$59,710
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$59,180
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$55,850
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$55,780
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$54,820
Outpatient Care Centers
$54,230
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$51,940
Other Residential Care Facilities
$50,500
Hospitals - Local government owned
$50,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$50,450
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$50,160
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$48,610
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$48,420
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$48,270
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$47,340
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$47,080
Hospitals - Privately owned
$47,030
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$46,480
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$46,460
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$46,430
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$46,420
Hospitals - State government owned
$45,560
Social Assistance
$45,250
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$44,180
Child Day Care Services
$44,050
Individual and Family Services
$43,590
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$43,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$43,310
Offices of Physicians
$40,460
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$40,420
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$40,120
Offices of Chiropractors
$39,740
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$39,150
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$35,910
Offices of Dentists
$35,100

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