Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Birmingham, AL

Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,340 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Birmingham earn between $23,880 and $32,710.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $28,190, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $23,734 a year, or $1,978 a month and $913 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Is Birmingham a good place for physical therapist aides? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Birmingham area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $28,190 buys what about $30,760 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 2nd of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Tuscaloosa pays the most ($29,590).

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Highest-paying cities for physical therapist aides

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,940).

Physical Therapist Aides salary by city

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• Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,830 a year
• Physical Therapist Assistants$63,090 a year
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• Phlebotomists$40,000 a year
• Medical Equipment Preparers$39,080 a year
• Medical Assistants$38,760 a year
• Medical Transcriptionists$37,750 a year

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