Physical Therapy Assistant salary in Florida: $72,530 median.
How pay for physical therapy assistants in Florida compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
Physical Therapy Assistants in Florida earned a median of $72,530 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 6% above the national median of $68,380. Florida ranked 13 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 9,870 people employed.
- Florida median
- $72,530
- $34.87/hr
- U.S. median
- $68,380
- +6% in Florida
- Rank among states
- 13 of 51
- by median pay
- Employed
- 9,870
- location quotient 1.37
Where in Florida it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
States with similar pay
Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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How this page is built
BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.
- Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
- Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).