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Physical therapist assistant salary in Rhode Island

Physical therapist assistants in Rhode Island earn a mean of $67,980 a year and a median of $68,640, 1.1% below the national mean of $68,730. That ranks 18th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$67,980

Mean annual wage

about $33 an hour

$68,640

Median annual wage

18th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

420

PTAs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Providence	$69,470	$72,150	630

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

The market

How many physical therapist assistants work in Rhode Island

216 physical therapist assistants hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Rhode Island, and 26 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?

Rhode Island has enacted the PT Compact but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed elsewhere still need a Rhode Island license for now.

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