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 | $29.79 | $31.95 | $37.57 |
| Yearly | $61,973 | $66,467 | $78,140 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $26.13 | $30.45 | $33.03 |
| Yearly | $54,364 | $63,336 | $68,709 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $29.64 | $31.87 | $34.10 |
| Yearly | $61,644 | $66,290 | $70,942 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.65 | $33.25 | $38.41 |
| Yearly | $63,757 | $69,161 | $79,897 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $31.56 | $34.24 | $38.27 |
| Yearly | $65,658 | $71,216 | $79,596 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $29.78 | $32.96 | $38.27 |
| Yearly | $61,950 | $68,561 | $79,597 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $27.92 | $30.63 | $34.07 |
| Yearly | $58,080 | $63,705 | $70,873 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $27.88 | $34.10 | $35.65 |
| Yearly | $57,990 | $70,942 | $74,135 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $29.57 | $30.90 | $38.72 |
| Yearly | $61,494 | $64,273 | $80,538 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $31.92 | $36.42 | $39.40 |
| Yearly | $66,407 | $75,749 | $81,943 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $30.60 | $33.25 | $37.29 |
| Yearly | $63,645 | $69,150 | $77,565 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $26.15 | $31.02 | $34.79 |
| Yearly | $54,407 | $64,517 | $72,363 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $27.74 | $30.53 | $35.39 |
| Yearly | $57,701 | $63,503 | $73,602 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $29.49 | $30.76 | $35.43 |
| Yearly | $61,329 | $63,979 | $73,702 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $26.87 | $29.64 | $34.29 |
| Yearly | $55,887 | $61,661 | $71,309 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $29.62 | $30.58 | $35.50 |
| Yearly | $61,612 | $63,597 | $73,852 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $25.33 | $28.33 | $32.03 |
| Yearly | $52,698 | $58,938 | $66,620 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $29.32 | $31.06 | $35.36 |
| Yearly | $60,982 | $64,597 | $73,542 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $29.88 | $32.14 | $37.20 |
| Yearly | $62,146 | $66,852 | $77,365 | |
| United States | Hourly | $28.00 | $31.50 | $37.15 |
| Yearly | $58,240 | $65,510 | $77,270 | |