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Highest Paying Industries for Physical Therapist Aides

The top 52 highest paying industries for physical therapist aides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $46,800, hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for physical therapist aides. It is followed by management of companies and enterprises industry (average annual salary $39,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of physical therapist aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 52 Highest Paying Industries for Physical Therapist Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hospitals - State government owned	$46,800	$24,730	500
2	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,730	$19,380	n/a
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$34,710	$19,880	40
4	Educational Services - Local government owned	$33,730	$20,200	40
5	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$30,680	$20,650	60
6	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$30,460	$20,450	70
7	Educational Services - State government owned	$30,140	$18,110	40
8	Educational Services	$29,780	$19,500	100
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$29,540	$19,520	170
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,050	$22,020	190
11	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$28,550	$19,840	100
12	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$28,060	$17,860	40
13	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$27,860	$20,020	3,260
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,780	$17,580	30
15	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$27,710	$20,120	3,860
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,290	$20,200	6,570
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,060	$19,970	7,880
18	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,060	$19,900	10,370
19	Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,980	$20,000	8,740
20	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$26,600	$20,570	500
21	Home Health Care Services	$26,300	$18,170	400
22	Offices of Chiropractors	$26,270	$20,340	270
23	State government, including schools and hospitals	$26,260	$21,200	1,750
24	Offices of Physicians	$26,230	$19,340	4,200
25	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$26,210	$19,550	2,180
26	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$26,200	$19,490	2,130
27	Social Assistance	$26,110	$18,260	170
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$26,020	$20,230	3,100
29	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$26,000	$19,410	80
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$25,570	$18,390	1,350
31	Employment Services	$25,540	$17,670	100
32	Administrative and Support Services	$25,540	$17,670	100
33	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$25,540	$17,670	100
34	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,460	$20,270	30
35	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$25,460	$20,270	30
36	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$25,460	$20,270	30
37	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$25,450	$20,670	40
38	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$25,160	$20,000	30
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$25,080	$20,920	1,390
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$25,080	$20,920	1,390
41	Individual and Family Services	$24,920	$17,400	100
42	Outpatient Care Centers	$24,860	$19,080	620
43	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$24,790	$17,330	90
44	Hospitals - Local government owned	$24,730	$18,230	1,140
45	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$24,690	$20,930	1,210
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$24,650	$18,210	1,130
47	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,620	$18,310	46,980
48	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$24,490	$17,620	120
49	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,710	$17,910	32,580
50	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$23,420	$17,780	27,320
51	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$23,390	$17,760	26,930
52	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$19,280	$16,640	40