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Physical therapist assistant salary in Maryland

Physical therapist assistants in Maryland earn a mean of $73,000 a year and a median of $77,670, 6.2% above the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 7th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$73,000

Mean annual wage

about $35 an hour

$77,670

Median annual wage

7th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,430

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Baltimore	$71,370	$79,250	620
Salisbury	$70,880	$75,370	50
California	$68,790	$76,530	40
Hagerstown	$64,920	$65,980	120

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Maryland

1,294 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Maryland, and 65 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?

Maryland 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 Maryland without applying for a new state license.

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