SOC 31-2022 · Gainesville, FL metro

Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for physical therapist aides in Gainesville, Florida is $37,030 a year ($17.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,830: half of the 50 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,880).

$37,030average per year

$17.80 / hourMedian $36,830Take-home ≈ $31,934

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 9Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,520 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Gainesville earn between $36,830 and $36,830.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,030$3,086$17.80
Median$36,830$3,069$17.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,830$3,069$17.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,830$3,069$17.71

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

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $37,030, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $31,934 a year, or $2,661 a month and $1,228 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $37,030 buys what about $38,281 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 4th of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Tampa pays the most ($38,220).

All Physical Therapist Aides salaries in Florida

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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Physical Therapist Aides salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do physical therapist aides make an hour in Gainesville?

$17.80 an hour on average, and $17.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level physical therapist aides salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the physical therapist aides take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $31,934 a year ($2,661 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,030. Florida has no state income tax.

Do physical therapist aides earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,880).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-2022; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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