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Physical therapist assistant pay at UPMC

UPMC posts $22.56–$52.18 an hour for physical therapist assistants, a median of $29.75 across 12 open jobs that state their pay, $5.25 below the $35 other employers post. Read from UPMC's own job board.

$29.75
Median posted /hr
$23–$52
Lowest to highest /hr
$61,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$35
Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UPMC jobs · Physical therapist assistant pay nationwide · About UPMC

What physical therapist assistants are paid at UPMC

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

Posted hourly rates of 12 open jobs at UPMC. Lowest posted $22.56, highest $52.18.

Posted on open jobs at UPMC

$27.25–$31.25/hr

Middle half of the employer's 12 jobs stating pay, median $29.75. 86% of the 14 open physical therapist assistant jobs at UPMC state an hourly rate.

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Every range UPMC posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

UPMC physical therapist assistant pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Pennsylvania$29.75$22.56–$52.1811
Maryland$27.25$22.56–$32.131

A state's name opens what every employer posts for physical therapist assistants there, when enough do.

Against other employers

UPMC's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for physical therapist assistants (each of their advertised ranges once).

UPMC

$29.75/hr median

Middle half $27.25–$31.25, from 12 jobs stating pay.

185 other employers

$35/hr median

Middle half $31.50–$40, from 544 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open physical therapist assistant jobs at UPMC

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Physical therapist assistant pay at UPMC: common questions

How much does UPMC pay physical therapist assistants?

UPMC's open physical therapist assistant jobs post $22.56–$52.18 an hour, a median of $29.75 over 12 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $61,900 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UPMC pay physical therapist assistants more than other employers?

Its posted median ($29.75) is $5.25 below the median of 185 other employers' rates for physical therapist assistants ($35, middle half $31.50–$40). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does UPMC pay physical therapist assistants the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Pennsylvania ($29.75, 11 jobs) and Maryland ($27.25, 1 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 12 of 14 open physical therapist assistant jobs at UPMC (86%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at UPMC

Physical therapist assistant pay at other employers

Physical therapist assistant salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physical therapist assistant pay at UPMC. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physical-therapist-assistant/upmc

How the board counts