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Physical therapist assistant salary in Illinois

Open physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois post a median of $33.50 an hour, the middle half $31.50–$35.50 (about $69,700 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 41 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$33.50
Median posted /hr
$32–$36
Middle half /hr
$69,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$31.37
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois · Physical therapist assistant pay nationwide

What physical therapist assistants are paid in Illinois

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 41 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $23.55, highest $52.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$31.50–$35.50/hr

Middle half of 30 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $33.50. 38% of the 108 open physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Physical therapist assistant pay by town in Illinois

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Springfield$32$24.31–$51.635 (3)
Lisle$33.25$25–$404 (2)
Danville$33.75$27.26–$47.063 (2)
Quincy$31.25$24.85–$403 (3)
Peoria$30.75$27.26–$34.473 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Physical therapist assistant pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for physical therapist assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Carle Health$37.50$28.18–$47.495
OSF HealthCare$32$27.26–$34.475
Hospital Sisters Health System$31.50$24.31–$38.294
Northwestern Medicine$42$39–$453
Ignite Medical Resorts$32.50$25–$403
Sarah Bush Lincoln$30.50$23.87–$373
Ivy Rehab$39$30–$51.632
Mercyhealth$33.75$25.10–$42.402
Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation$33.50$25–$402
Genesis HealthCare$47$42–$521
Aging Well Health Care$37.25$32.42–$42.151
Elara Caring$35.50$31–$401
IMPACT Physical Therapy & Sports Recovery$35$351
ATI Physical Therapy$34$30–$381
AdventHealth$33.75$23.55–$43.801
SSM Health$33.50$26.72–$40.081
Hillsboro Area Hospital$32.75$31.50–$341
ORA Orthopedics$32.75$27.84–$37.661
Endeavor Health$31.75$25.36–$38.041
Quincy Medical Group$31.25$25–$37.501
Blessing Hospital$31$24.85–$37.281

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for physical therapist assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Illinois

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physical Therapist Assistants (31-2021)$20.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$28.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$31.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$35.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$39.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)4,890 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physical therapist assistant salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a physical therapist assistant make in Illinois?

Open physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $33.50, the middle half $31.50–$35.50 (41 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $69,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $31.37/hr ($65,240 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do physical therapist assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Springfield ($32), Lisle ($33.25), Danville ($33.75) and Quincy ($31.25). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Illinois pay physical therapist assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Northwestern Medicine ($42), Carle Health ($37.50) and Ignite Medical Resorts ($32.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($33.50) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $35. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 25 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 41 of 108 open physical therapist assistant jobs in Illinois (38%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Physical therapist assistant pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapist Assistants (SOC 31-2021), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapist Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physical Therapist Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physical therapist assistant salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physical-therapist-assistant/illinois

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