Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Boulder, CO

Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,440 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Boulder earn between $34,110 and $43,640.

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

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $40,730, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $33,823 a year, or $2,819 a month and $1,301 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $40,730 buys what about $38,716 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 17.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 2nd of 3 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($44,420).

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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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