Physical therapy assistants by state
62,440 physical therapy assistants are licensed in the US. The 18 states below hold 38,341 of them, 61% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $60,190 in Missouri to $91,560 in California.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5,599 | 9.0% | $82,429 | 25 |
| California | 3,646 | 5.8% | $91,560 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,092 | 5.0% | $73,678 | 35 |
| Ohio | 2,975 | 4.8% | $78,597 | 56 |
| Illinois | 2,734 | 4.4% | $72,128 | 35 |
| New York | 2,461 | 3.9% | $75,206 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 2,239 | 3.6% | $82,292 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 1,990 | 3.2% | $81,197 | 25 |
| Virginia | 1,806 | 2.9% | $71,278 | 25 |
| Indiana | 1,752 | 2.8% | $72,095 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 1,724 | 2.8% | $73,664 | 35 |
| Washington | 1,432 | 2.3% | $79,279 | 25 |
| Missouri | 1,325 | 2.1% | $60,190 | 35 |
| Colorado | 1,162 | 1.9% | $72,635 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 1,158 | 1.9% | $80,479 | 25 |
| Georgia | 1,156 | 1.9% | $79,851 | 35 |
| New Jersey | 1,047 | 1.7% | $83,875 | 35 |
| Arizona | 1,043 | 1.7% | $70,161 | 56 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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