Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary based on the worker's education and experience.
Benefits vary by employer. Most full-time physical therapist assistants receive benefits. These include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Many part-time assistants do not receive benefits.
Physical therapist assistants (SOC 31-2021)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $28.93 | $32.76 | $38.23 |
| Yearly | $60,174 | $68,136 | $79,520 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $28.23 | $30.57 | $35.09 |
| Yearly | $58,717 | $63,599 | $72,988 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $26.61 | $30.66 | $32.56 |
| Yearly | $55,343 | $63,756 | $67,718 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.09 | $34.96 | $39.76 |
| Yearly | $62,601 | $72,717 | $82,701 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $27.50 | $31.95 | $38.02 |
| Yearly | $57,192 | $66,468 | $79,088 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $24.71 | $29.30 | $31.51 |
| Yearly | $51,398 | $60,949 | $65,541 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $24.22 | $30.66 | $31.92 |
| Yearly | $50,365 | $63,757 | $66,396 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $25.40 | $32.84 | $37.69 |
| Yearly | $52,837 | $68,306 | $78,401 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $28.79 | $35.44 | $40.01 |
| Yearly | $59,862 | $73,725 | $83,211 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $27.95 | $31.64 | $37.28 |
| Yearly | $58,126 | $65,805 | $77,542 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $24.97 | $30.09 | $31.84 |
| Yearly | $51,938 | $62,586 | $66,213 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $25.71 | $30.66 | $32.63 |
| Yearly | $53,483 | $63,757 | $67,883 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.99 | $30.62 | $34.67 |
| Yearly | $51,989 | $63,700 | $72,115 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $26.17 | $31.06 | $34.77 |
| Yearly | $54,433 | $64,623 | $72,328 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $23.86 | $29.36 | $31.36 |
| Yearly | $49,628 | $61,066 | $65,214 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $26.62 | $31.46 | $32.36 |
| Yearly | $55,373 | $65,432 | $67,307 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $24.98 | $30.04 | $31.43 |
| Yearly | $51,959 | $62,481 | $65,384 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $29.37 | $31.77 | $33.15 |
| Yearly | $61,084 | $66,094 | $68,962 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $20.71 | $25.83 | $31.51 |
| Yearly | $43,076 | $53,722 | $65,540 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $30.05 | $30.19 | $31.54 |
| Yearly | $62,506 | $62,792 | $65,605 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $30.88 | $33.66 | $40.35 |
| Yearly | $64,229 | $70,007 | $83,916 | |
| United States | Hourly | $25.95 | $30.18 | $36.21 |
| Yearly | $53,970 | $62,770 | $75,310 | |