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Physical therapist assistant salary in Florida

Physical therapist assistants in Florida earn a mean of $71,110 a year and a median of $72,530, 3.5% above the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 12th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$71,110

Mean annual wage

about $34 an hour

$72,530

Median annual wage

12th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

9,870

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Miami	$73,810	$72,530	3,420
Tampa	$70,410	$70,170	1,340
Orlando	$70,200	$71,110	930
North Port	$69,660	$69,380	450
Jacksonville	$68,440	$67,460	750

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Florida

5,981 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Florida, and 258 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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Florida is not a member of the PT Compact: physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed in another state need a full Florida license before starting.

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