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 | $29.28 | $32.16 | $36.61 |
| Yearly | $60,915 | $66,893 | $76,162 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $26.56 | $30.28 | $31.67 |
| Yearly | $55,229 | $62,982 | $65,877 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $29.39 | $31.31 | $35.92 |
| Yearly | $61,115 | $65,142 | $74,701 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.70 | $33.64 | $36.39 |
| Yearly | $63,862 | $69,971 | $75,693 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $27.23 | $32.14 | $32.84 |
| Yearly | $56,653 | $66,865 | $68,311 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $24.90 | $32.07 | $37.72 |
| Yearly | $51,785 | $66,703 | $78,465 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $31.69 | $36.37 | $37.47 |
| Yearly | $65,913 | $75,656 | $77,931 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $28.85 | $31.59 | $33.13 |
| Yearly | $60,020 | $65,698 | $68,901 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $27.68 | $31.34 | $34.48 |
| Yearly | $57,583 | $65,204 | $71,730 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $30.60 | $31.72 | $37.87 |
| Yearly | $63,644 | $65,979 | $78,769 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $20.51 | $35.78 | $40.44 |
| Yearly | $42,654 | $74,440 | $84,119 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.39 | $32.04 | $37.61 |
| Yearly | $52,813 | $66,640 | $78,228 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $29.65 | $31.16 | $37.58 |
| Yearly | $61,674 | $64,808 | $78,156 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.69 | $31.84 | $36.93 |
| Yearly | $49,264 | $66,229 | $76,821 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $25.92 | $30.06 | $36.94 |
| Yearly | $53,921 | $62,526 | $76,844 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $28.84 | $32.21 | $36.40 |
| Yearly | $59,995 | $66,990 | $75,720 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $28.80 | $34.07 | $38.11 |
| Yearly | $59,902 | $70,860 | $79,272 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $28.92 | $30.98 | $36.95 |
| Yearly | $60,174 | $64,419 | $76,858 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $26.06 | $29.09 | $35.75 |
| Yearly | $54,203 | $60,504 | $74,375 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $29.93 | $31.98 | $36.35 |
| Yearly | $62,258 | $66,529 | $75,594 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $26.16 | $30.21 | $32.78 |
| Yearly | $54,413 | $62,837 | $68,184 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.94 | $29.89 | $30.83 |
| Yearly | $51,867 | $62,172 | $64,119 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $31.67 | $33.84 | $36.47 |
| Yearly | $65,877 | $70,384 | $75,868 | |
| United States | Hourly | $28.76 | $32.88 | $37.83 |
| Yearly | $59,820 | $68,380 | $78,680 | |