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Physical therapist assistant salary in Michigan

Physical therapist assistants in Michigan earn a mean of $60,260 a year and a median of $61,670, 12.3% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 47th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$60,260

Mean annual wage

about $29 an hour

$61,670

Median annual wage

47th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

4,520

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Grand Rapids	$65,320	$68,700	700
Ann Arbor	$63,320	$61,200	230
Detroit	$57,210	$62,220	1,880
Flint	$57,110	$59,210	130
Lansing	$56,870	$60,740	120

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Michigan

2,050 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Michigan, and 140 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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Michigan has enacted the PT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Michigan license for now.

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