SOC 31-2022 · Amarillo, TX metro

Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for physical therapist aides in Amarillo, Texas is $28,000 a year ($13.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $26,930: half of the 60 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,880).

$28,000average per year

$13.46 / hourMedian $26,930Take-home ≈ $24,668

  • $19K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#15 of 19Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,420 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Amarillo earn between $21,280 and $32,330.

  • $19K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,000$2,333$13.46
Median$26,930$2,244$12.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,280$1,773$10.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$32,330$2,694$15.54

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

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $28,000, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $24,668 a year, or $2,056 a month and $949 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Amarillo a good place for physical therapist aides? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $28,000 buys what about $30,494 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 15th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; Abilene pays the most ($44,090).

All Physical Therapist Aides salaries in Texas

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 Amarillo: questions

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

$13.46 an hour on average, and $12.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,668 a year ($2,056 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,000. Texas has no state income tax.

Do physical therapist aides earn more in Amarillo than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 1.59, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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