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Physical Therapist Assistants in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant in South Carolina?

29.3% Jobs Projection
$57,230 Median Salary
190 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Physical Therapist Assistants Work in South Carolina?

There were approximately 1,420 workers employed as Physical Therapist Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 1,290 Physical Therapist Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Physical Therapist Assistants working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 29.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 31.1%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 190 annual Physical Therapist Assistants job openings in South Carolina, and 1,500 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Physical Therapist Assistants Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapist Assistants ranged from $37,030 to $78,070 with $57,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.8 to $37.53. The median hourly rate was $27.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.1 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.41.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 540 $59,370
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 480 $58,950
Columbia, SC 200 $54,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 130 $59,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 120 $52,730
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 120 $59,760
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 80 $51,950
Spartanburg, SC 80 $63,880
Florence, SC 70 $58,230

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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