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Physical therapist assistant salary in Arizona

Physical therapist assistants in Arizona earn a mean of $64,970 a year and a median of $64,650, 5.5% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 34th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$64,970

Mean annual wage

about $31 an hour

$64,650

Median annual wage

34th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

2,010

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapist assistants already employed in Arizona, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Physical therapist assistant pay by metro in Arizona

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Flagstaff	$67,900	$73,710	40
Prescott Valley	$65,570	$68,330	60
Tucson	$65,330	$65,220	260
Phoenix	$65,220	$64,720	1,440
Lake Havasu City	$63,070	$62,670	60

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Arizona

1,032 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Arizona, and 48 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

Licensed in another state?

Arizona is a PT Compact member and is issuing compact privileges: physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed in another member state can obtain a privilege to practice in Arizona without applying for a new state license.

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