How much does an assistant physical therapist earn?
Median annual wages of physical therapist assistants were $46,140 in May 2008, the BLS reports. The middle 50% earned between $37,170 and $54,900 while the lowest 10% earned less than $28,580 and the highest 10% earned more than $63,830. The industries employing the largest numbers of physical therapist assistants in May 2008 were home health care services, nursing care facilities, hospitals, and offices of doctors and other health practitioners (See complete assistant physical therapist salary overview.) Employment of physical therapist assistants and aides is expected to grow by 35% from 2008 through 2018, the BLS reports. Changes to restrictions on reimbursement for physical therapy services by third-party payers will increase patient access to services, which will increase demand. The growing population requiring therapy partly reflects the aging U.S. population. “The elderly population is particularly vulnerable to chronic and debilitating conditions that require therapeutic servi
