SOC 31-2021 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for physical therapist assistants in Crestview, Florida is $70,990 a year ($34.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,540: half of the 110 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, 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 ($69,184).

$70,990average per year

$34.13 / hourMedian $71,540Take-home ≈ $58,771

  • $60K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Assistants pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,670 or more. The middle half of physical therapist assistants in Crestview earn between $62,310 and $77,260.

  • $60K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,990$5,916$34.13
Median$71,540$5,962$34.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,310$5,192$29.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,260$6,438$37.14

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

Physical Therapist Assistants salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $70,990, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $58,771 a year, or $4,898 a month and $2,260 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Crestview a good place for physical therapist assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $70,990 buys what about $73,162 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 5th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($75,010).

All Physical Therapist Assistants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for physical therapist assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($94,690).

Physical Therapist Assistants salary by city

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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in Crestview: questions

How much do physical therapist assistants make an hour in Crestview?

$34.13 an hour on average, and $34.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level physical therapist assistants salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the physical therapist assistants take-home pay in Crestview?

About $58,771 a year ($4,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,990. Florida has no state income tax.

Do physical therapist assistants earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,184).

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 31-2021; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 1.19, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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