Physical therapist assistants

Amount

$7.7B

per year

Per resident, per year

$23

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$58

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

112,430 people × $68,730 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	31-2021
Employed (May 2025)	112,430
Average annual wage	$68,730
Wage bill	$7.7B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$11.2B