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Physical therapist assistant salary in Arkansas

Physical therapist assistants in Arkansas earn a mean of $64,500 a year and a median of $64,520, 6.2% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 35th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$64,500

Mean annual wage

about $31 an hour

$64,520

Median annual wage

35th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,620

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapist assistants already employed in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Fayetteville	$68,900	$73,100	200
Jonesboro	$65,490	$62,700	170
Fort Smith	$64,790	$63,210	140
Little Rock	$61,290	$64,110	460
Hot Springs	$60,910	$63,280	60

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Arkansas

1,233 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Arkansas, and 78 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?

Arkansas 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 Arkansas without applying for a new state license.

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