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Physical therapist assistant salary in Massachusetts

Open physical therapist assistant jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $35 an hour, the middle half $32.25–$40 (about $72,800 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From 34 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$35
Median posted /hr
$32–$40
Middle half /hr
$72,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$38.20
BLS median in MA
May 2025

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

What physical therapist assistants are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 34 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $20.84, highest $52.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$32.25–$40/hr

Middle half of 29 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $35. 36% of the 94 open physical therapist assistant jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Physical therapist assistant pay by town in Massachusetts

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Boston$32.25$22–$446 (4)
Lowell$47$26–$523 (2)
Fall River$40.75$35–$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 Massachusetts

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Genesis HealthCare$48$42–$523
Southcoast Health System$40.75$35–$473
Boston Medical Center$32.25$25.80–$37.743
Mass General Brigham$28.25$23.34–$40.703
Fallon Health$39$392
UnitedHealth Group$38.25$29.40–$48.302
Beth Israel Lahey Health$34.75$24.44–$43.702
South Shore Health$34.50$28.30–$40.502
New England Center for Children$29.50$28–$312
MerrimackHealth$43.25$36.93–$49.701
Signature Healthcare$40$401
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare$36.50$30–$431
Sturdy Health$36$28.32–$43.451
Erickson Senior Living$35$351
Emerson Hospital$33.50$30–$371
Elderwood$33$22–$441
Correctional Psychiatric Services$32.50$25–$401
UMass Memorial Health$32$25.83–$38.361
Highbar Physical Therapy$30$26–$341
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network$30$26–$341
Meeting Street$23.75$20.84–$26.801

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (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.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

7 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $81,100, the middle half $80,800 to $81,800.

Best-paid open physical therapist assistant jobs in Massachusetts

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

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physical Therapist Assistants (31-2021)$29.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$32.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$38.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$39.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)$42.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)2,640 (source: BLS OEWS, Physical Therapist Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physical therapist assistant salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a physical therapist assistant make in Massachusetts?

Open physical therapist assistant jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $35, the middle half $32.25–$40 (34 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $72,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.20/hr ($79,460 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do physical therapist assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($32.25), Lowell ($47) and Fall River ($40.75). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay physical therapist assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Genesis HealthCare ($48), Southcoast Health System ($40.75) and Boston Medical Center ($32.25).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($35) is the same as the national posted median of $35. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 2 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: 34 of 94 open physical therapist assistant jobs in Massachusetts (36%) 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 Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physical-therapist-assistant/massachusetts

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