Physical Therapist Assistants · SOC 31-2021

Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in the Georgia

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Georgia

Figures describe the state of Georgia as a whole.

Median annual wage$72,800
Median hourly wage$35.00

Physical Therapist Assistants in the Georgia earned a median of $72,800 per year ($35.00 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,400 at the 10th percentile to $89,600 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,620 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Physical Therapist Assistants in the Georgia earn more than $72,800 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $59,120 and $80,150.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$43,400$59,120$72,800$80,150$89,600
Hourly$20.87$28.42$35.00$38.53$43.08

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.

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How this area compares

  • Georgia
    $72,800 median for Georgia; middle half earns $59,120 to $80,150
  • $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.

Compare with other areas

Metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapist assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Georgiathis page
    $72,800 median for Georgia; middle half earns $59,120 to $80,150
  • $74,730 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $58,540 to $81,330
  • $72,500 median for Brunswick metro area; middle half earns $34,510 to $82,130
  • $71,680 median for Rome metro area; middle half earns $53,470 to $79,840
  • $68,470 median for Valdosta metro area; middle half earns $49,120 to $73,020
  • $68,070 median for Macon metro area; middle half earns $57,790 to $78,330
  • $66,650 median for Dalton metro area; middle half earns $61,240 to $76,230

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.