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Physical therapist assistant salary in Indiana

Physical therapist assistants in Indiana earn a mean of $65,470 a year and a median of $65,280, 4.7% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 30th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$65,470

Mean annual wage

about $31 an hour

$65,280

Median annual wage

30th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

2,830

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Indianapolis	$67,960	$69,050	1,040
South Bend	$65,040	$66,300	110
Evansville	$62,380	$61,860	150
Fort Wayne	$61,610	$62,360	230

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Indiana

1,740 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Indiana, and 66 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?

Indiana 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 Indiana without applying for a new state license.

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