Pay by state · 50 states
Physical Therapist Aide Salary by State (2026)
Physical Therapist Aides earn the most in Alaska at $55,760 a year and the least in Louisiana at $22,460 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,240. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,760Alaska
- National median
- $35,240BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,460Louisiana
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Physical Therapist Aide salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of physical therapist aides OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $55,760 | $35,740 | $70,680 | 110 | $54,475 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $42,330 | $40,030 | $47,800 | 150 | $42,922 |
| 3 | COColorado | $41,970 | $34,790 | $48,050 | 360 | $40,727 |
| 4 | NHNew Hampshire | $40,460 | $33,100 | $46,840 | 130 | $38,842 |
| 5 | MEMaine | $39,660 | $37,130 | $59,380 | 90 | $40,866 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $39,500 | $36,720 | $46,920 | 760 | $36,911 |
| 7 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $38,950 | $36,960 | $38,950 | 30 | $35,441 |
| 8 | MTMontana | $38,950 | $30,980 | $44,720 | 110 | $41,154 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $38,330 | $35,760 | $46,190 | 7,330 | $34,619 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $37,680 | $32,900 | $46,860 | 120 | $42,357 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $37,440 | $36,770 | $41,140 | 1,020 | $35,402 |
| 12 | OHOhio | $37,220 | $31,570 | $40,260 | 760 | $40,119 |
| 13 | WIWisconsin | $36,820 | $31,890 | $43,060 | 840 | $39,131 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $36,650 | $35,040 | $38,090 | 680 | $36,665 |
| 15 | OROregon | $36,060 | $35,230 | $37,390 | 1,090 | $34,887 |
| 16 | CTConnecticut | $35,770 | $35,160 | $36,710 | 520 | $34,524 |
| 17 | PAPennsylvania | $35,520 | $24,180 | $39,230 | 1,200 | $36,404 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $35,490 | $29,830 | $41,010 | 160 | $39,364 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $35,380 | $34,200 | $43,480 | 4,950 | $32,783 |
| 20 | AZArizona | $35,260 | $34,290 | $38,550 | 1,340 | $35,023 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $35,140 | $32,130 | $37,500 | 1,210 | $33,980 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $35,100 | $26,930 | $44,900 | 860 | $37,609 |
| 23 | WVWest Virginia | $34,840 | $28,110 | $37,890 | 170 | $38,929 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $34,780 | $32,300 | $36,550 | 830 | $33,137 |
| 25 | NCNorth Carolina | $34,760 | $31,040 | $38,950 | 1,050 | $36,851 |
| 26 | NJNew Jersey | $34,430 | $32,220 | $37,490 | 2,230 | $31,644 |
| 27 | DEDelaware | $34,060 | $31,200 | $35,680 | 300 | $34,126 |
| 28 | HIHawaii | $33,810 | $33,570 | $38,550 | 60 | $30,750 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $33,390 | $27,460 | $36,910 | 1,260 | $33,025 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,280 | $26,120 | $37,250 | 370 | $35,499 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $31,990 | $29,790 | $38,800 | 240 | $34,692 |
| 32 | NVNevada | $31,970 | $29,000 | $36,400 | 900 | $31,977 |
| 33 | TXTexas | $31,590 | $26,420 | $38,240 | 5,710 | $32,548 |
| 34 | SDSouth Dakota | $31,330 | $30,590 | $42,070 | 70 | $35,367 |
| 35 | RIRhode Island | $31,200 | $31,200 | $34,490 | 280 | $30,504 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $30,550 | $23,600 | $35,190 | 1,200 | $31,726 |
| 37 | WYWyoming | $30,470 | $29,880 | $36,920 | 240 | $32,873 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $30,320 | $25,700 | $35,950 | 710 | $33,003 |
| 39 | ARArkansas | $29,450 | $27,800 | $37,470 | 160 | $33,875 |
| 40 | MIMichigan | $29,350 | $27,810 | $34,580 | 1,810 | $30,504 |
| 41 | MOMissouri | $29,250 | $28,600 | $35,350 | 750 | $32,208 |
| 42 | UTUtah | $29,150 | $26,330 | $30,500 | 1,130 | $29,485 |
| 43 | IAIowa | $29,120 | $26,770 | $37,160 | 390 | $33,181 |
| 44 | IDIdaho | $28,660 | $27,010 | $33,280 | 540 | $30,012 |
| 45 | NENebraska | $28,080 | $28,080 | $36,940 | 670 | $31,164 |
| 46 | OKOklahoma | $27,630 | $23,250 | $33,820 | 370 | $31,454 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $27,370 | $24,510 | $32,110 | 270 | $31,477 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $27,290 | $23,500 | $31,100 | 750 | $30,724 |
| 49 | KSKansas | $25,280 | $22,720 | $26,850 | 440 | $28,068 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $22,460 | $21,050 | $27,980 | 1,380 | $25,463 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Physical Therapist Aides, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $55,760, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $54,475.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Physical Therapist Aide pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Physical Therapist Aides the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Physical Therapist Aides at $55,760 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($42,330) and Colorado ($41,970).
Which state pays Physical Therapist Aides the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Physical Therapist Aides at $22,460 a year, $33,300 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Physical Therapist Aides earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $54,475 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $55,760. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.