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Physical Therapist Assistants in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as a Physical Therapist Assistant? Read this first!

30.8% Jobs Projection
$57,920 Median Salary
330 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physical Therapist Assistants in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Physical Therapist Assistants in Alabama earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physical Therapist Assistants Work in Alabama?

1,830 people worked as Physical Therapist Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,890 Physical Therapist Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,420 Physical Therapist Assistants working in it, which means Alabama has more Physical Therapist Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 30.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 31.1%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 330 annual job openings, and 2,550 total jobs in 2026 for Physical Therapist Assistants in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,700 annual jobs and 115,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physical Therapist Assistants Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapist Assistants ranged from $41,050 to $78,000 with $57,920 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.74 to $37.5. The median hourly rate was $27.85.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.44 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.41.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Physical Therapist Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physical Therapist Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 510 $56,850
Huntsville, AL 180 $62,810
Montgomery, AL 140 $57,890
Gadsden, AL 120 $59,530
Mobile, AL 110 $60,660
Tuscaloosa, AL 90 $60,550
Columbus, GA-AL 80 $47,850
Decatur, AL 70 $54,140
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 70 $53,260
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 70 $59,600
Dothan, AL 70 $53,600
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 60 $53,930

Top States for Physical Therapist Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Physical Therapist Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 7,550 $69,920
Florida 6,330 $61,470
Ohio 5,990 $58,200
Pennsylvania 5,300 $54,580
California 5,150 $67,500
New York 4,700 $54,100
Illinois 4,470 $59,480
Michigan 3,800 $52,140
Tennessee 3,310 $58,060
North Carolina 2,850 $60,100
Indiana 2,670 $55,360
Virginia 2,630 $60,880
Massachusetts 2,630 $65,450
Arizona 2,480 $43,830
Missouri 2,240 $53,510
Georgia 2,240 $56,990
Alabama 1,830 $57,920
Minnesota 1,780 $54,390
Louisiana 1,750 $48,910
Maryland 1,700 $57,020

Below are the states where Physical Therapist Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Texas $69,920
New Jersey $69,190
Connecticut $67,920
California $67,500
Massachusetts $65,450
Rhode Island $63,650
Nevada $62,570
Florida $61,470
Oregon $61,130
Virginia $60,880

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