Physical Therapist Assistants · SOC 31-2021
Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in the Florida
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Florida
Figures describe the state of Florida as a whole.
Physical Therapist Assistants in the Florida earned a median of $72,530 per year ($34.87 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $58,650 at the 10th percentile to $81,080 at the 90th. BLS estimates 9,870 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Physical Therapist Assistants in the Florida earn more than $72,530 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,120 and $75,420.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $58,650 | $63,120 | $72,530 | $75,420 | $81,080 |
| Hourly | $28.20 | $30.35 | $34.87 | $36.26 | $38.98 |
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
- Florida$72,530 median for Florida; middle half earns $63,120 to $75,420
- United Statesnational$68,380 median for United States; middle half earns $59,820 to $78,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Florida
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapist assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Floridathis page$72,530 median for Florida; middle half earns $63,120 to $75,420
- $76,690 median for Naples metro area; middle half earns $66,150 to $79,170
- $73,410 median for Sebring metro area; middle half earns $60,560 to $76,090
- $72,600 median for Palm Bay metro area; middle half earns $63,410 to $75,990
- $72,530 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $65,710 to $72,830
- $71,540 median for Crestview metro area; middle half earns $62,310 to $77,260
- $71,110 median for Orlando metro area; middle half earns $62,870 to $75,610
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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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.