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Physical therapist assistant salary in New Jersey

Physical therapist assistants in New Jersey earn a mean of $77,020 a year and a median of $78,440, 12.1% above the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 3rd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$77,020

Mean annual wage

about $37 an hour

$78,440

Median annual wage

3rd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,810

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Atlantic City	$70,330	$73,440	50
Trenton	$65,740	$75,410	80

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in New Jersey

1,037 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in New Jersey, and 64 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?

New Jersey 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 New Jersey without applying for a new state license.

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