support · SOC 31-2022

Physical Therapist Aides

National median $35,240 / yr · 48,150 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.

National median
$35,240
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
ND
Score 73 · North Dakota
Top-paying metro
Abilene
$49,790 median
Top WageBench Score
76
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
Rank Area Annual Median Take-Home State Tax COL Index NLC WageBench Score
#1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,460$46,4600.0%76
#2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$42,520$40,6494.4%73
#3North Dakota$37,680$36,9262.0%8973
#4Colorado$41,970$40,1234.4%10372
#5Columbus, OH$39,990$38,7903.0%72
#6Alaska$55,760$55,7600.0%10271
#7Ohio$37,220$36,1033.0%9371
#8Montana$38,950$36,9255.2%9571
#9Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,050$36,8893.0%70
#10Indiana$35,100$34,0293.0%9370

National wage distribution

How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).

P10
$25,360
P25
$30,410
MEDIAN
$35,240
P75
$38,810
P90
$47,780
Hourly mean
$18
Hourly median
$17
Annual mean
$36,430
Total US jobs
48,150

Every state & metro, ranked

Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 279 scored areas total.

279 areas · page 1 of 12
Area StateMedian Take-Home State Tax COL Index NLC HPSA WageBench Score
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$46,460$46,4600.0%2176
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$42,520$40,6494.4%2273
North DakotaND$37,680$36,9262.0%892373
ColoradoCO$41,970$40,1234.4%1032272
Columbus, OHOH$39,990$38,7903.0%2372
AlaskaAK$55,760$55,7600.0%1022071
OhioOH$37,220$36,1033.0%932371
MontanaMT$38,950$36,9255.2%952271
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$38,050$36,8893.0%2370
IndianaIN$35,100$34,0293.0%932370
North CarolinaNC$34,760$33,2834.3%942470
WashingtonWA$39,500$39,5000.0%1072170
WisconsinWI$36,820$34,8695.3%942170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$35,780$35,7800.0%2470
KentuckyKY$35,490$34,0704.0%902370
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$35,370$33,8674.3%2470
Jacksonville, FLFL$36,110$36,1100.0%2470
New HampshireNH$40,460$40,4600.0%1042069
MaineME$39,660$37,3605.8%971969
Cincinnati, OH-KY-INOH$36,230$35,1433.0%2369
West VirginiaWV$34,840$33,1684.8%892369
South DakotaSD$31,330$31,3300.0%892269
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$35,180$33,4215.0%2469
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$38,810$36,7535.3%2169
PennsylvaniaPA$35,520$34,4303.1%982169
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Not published by BLS (1) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Vermont.
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National percentile wages, 51-state ranking by WageBench Score, top-25 metros, and methodology footer — formatted for HR / compensation review.

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