Physical Therapist Assistants Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $66K, rent takes 29.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,273/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new physical therapist assistants typically earn — is $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,034/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $66K locally vs. $68K nationally, a 4% difference.

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area pays $66K median vs. the U.S. average of $68K — that’s -4%.

The median is $65,870 a year, that works out to about $32 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,570, and experienced physical therapist assistants can clear $101,210. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,360/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,273/month, which eats 29.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median physical therapist assistants salary is worth about $65,870 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.