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Physical therapist assistant salary in District of Columbia

Physical therapist assistants in the District of Columbia earn a mean of $67,130 a year and a median of $63,400, 2.3% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 23rd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$67,130

Mean annual wage

about $32 an hour

$63,400

Median annual wage

23rd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapist assistants already employed in the District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Washington	$78,360	$78,790	1,340

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in District of Columbia

53 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in the District of Columbia, and 4 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.

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District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia without applying for a new state license.

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