Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Salinas, CA

Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Salinas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,360 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Salinas earn between $38,660 and $43,950.

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

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Salinas

On the average salary of $41,300, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $34,577 a year, or $2,881 a month and $1,330 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Salinas area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.0), so the average $41,300 buys what about $37,875 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 20.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in other California cities

Salinas ranks 8th of 21 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($51,380).

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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).

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• Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$56,980 a year
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• Phlebotomists$55,510 a year
• Medical Assistants$50,170 a year
• Nursing Assistants$49,390 a year

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