Physical Therapist Aides · SOC 31-2022
Physical Therapist Aides Salary in the Louisiana
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Louisiana
Figures describe the state of Louisiana as a whole.
Physical Therapist Aides in the Louisiana earned a median of $22,460 per year ($10.80 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $19,490 at the 10th percentile to $30,070 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,380 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Physical Therapist Aides in the Louisiana earn more than $22,460 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $21,050 and $27,980.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $19,490 | $21,050 | $22,460 | $27,980 | $30,070 |
| Hourly | $9.37 | $10.12 | $10.80 | $13.45 | $14.46 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Louisiana$22,460 median for Louisiana; middle half earns $21,050 to $27,980
- United Statesnational$35,240 median for United States; middle half earns $30,410 to $38,810
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −36% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Louisiana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapist aides, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Louisianathis page$22,460 median for Louisiana; middle half earns $21,050 to $27,980
- $26,410 median for New Orleans metro area; middle half earns $22,620 to $28,770
- $24,590 median for Slidell metro area; middle half earns $21,550 to $28,580
- $23,010 median for Houma metro area; middle half earns $22,370 to $23,030
- $22,170 median for Monroe metro area; middle half earns $20,320 to $27,490
- $22,150 median for Lafayette metro area; middle half earns $20,800 to $26,410
- $22,120 median for Shreveport metro area; middle half earns $20,780 to $23,890
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for physical therapist aidess · Highest-paying occupations in Louisiana
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.