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 | $28.64 | $30.88 | $37.81 |
| Yearly | $59,571 | $64,245 | $78,646 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $24.47 | $28.44 | $34.66 |
| Yearly | $50,894 | $59,158 | $72,110 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $28.86 | $30.15 | $32.38 |
| Yearly | $60,028 | $62,721 | $67,352 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $28.65 | $33.66 | $38.49 |
| Yearly | $59,581 | $70,013 | $80,048 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $25.72 | $29.02 | $30.28 |
| Yearly | $53,495 | $60,364 | $62,986 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $27.83 | $31.77 | $37.54 |
| Yearly | $57,888 | $66,070 | $78,083 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $28.66 | $34.40 | $38.49 |
| Yearly | $59,603 | $71,556 | $80,051 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $26.56 | $30.19 | $32.77 |
| Yearly | $55,243 | $62,808 | $68,178 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $27.80 | $31.40 | $33.90 |
| Yearly | $57,836 | $65,313 | $70,515 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $29.43 | $36.06 | $39.96 |
| Yearly | $61,213 | $75,003 | $83,119 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $30.61 | $34.40 | $35.71 |
| Yearly | $63,654 | $71,559 | $74,280 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $29.37 | $32.35 | $35.58 |
| Yearly | $61,091 | $67,279 | $74,007 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $25.31 | $28.30 | $35.51 |
| Yearly | $52,639 | $58,867 | $73,851 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $27.95 | $30.46 | $35.24 |
| Yearly | $58,146 | $63,352 | $73,297 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $26.26 | $31.07 | $32.61 |
| Yearly | $54,611 | $64,614 | $67,826 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $28.12 | $31.51 | $34.62 |
| Yearly | $58,495 | $65,553 | $72,017 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $25.52 | $29.27 | $33.38 |
| Yearly | $53,064 | $60,870 | $69,440 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $28.22 | $31.39 | $33.57 |
| Yearly | $58,692 | $65,301 | $69,820 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.66 | $30.19 | $45.21 |
| Yearly | $59,605 | $62,796 | $94,035 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.16 | $30.81 | $36.83 |
| Yearly | $56,490 | $64,080 | $76,610 | |