Physical Therapist Assistants · SOC 31-2021
Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Physical Therapist Assistants in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $58,400 per year ($28.08 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $49,860 at the 10th percentile to $77,940 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Physical Therapist Assistants in the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earn more than $58,400 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $52,180 and $73,140.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $49,860 | $52,180 | $58,400 | $73,140 | $77,940 |
| Hourly | $23.97 | $25.09 | $28.08 | $35.16 | $37.47 |
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
- Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$58,400 median for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,180 to $73,140
- Alabamastate$61,430 median for Alabama; middle half earns $56,350 to $73,230
- 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 −5% vs Alabama overall and −15% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for physical therapist assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areathis page$58,400 median for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,180 to $73,140
- $65,060 median for Gadsden metro area; middle half earns $57,010 to $68,210
- $64,040 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $56,220 to $67,420
- $62,810 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $56,510 to $76,690
- $62,380 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $57,050 to $74,120
- $61,910 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $51,740 to $73,120
- $61,430 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $55,220 to $72,020
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 assistantss · Highest-paying occupations in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
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.