SOC 31-2021 · Ocala, FL metro

Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in Ocala, FL

The average salary for physical therapist assistants in Ocala, Florida is $65,570 a year ($31.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,580: half of the 130 people in this job in the Ocala, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,184).

$65,570average per year

$31.52 / hourMedian $64,580Take-home ≈ $54,865

  • $53K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#22 of 22Florida metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Assistants pay range in Ocala

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,110 or more. The middle half of physical therapist assistants in Ocala earn between $60,130 and $71,960.

  • $53K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,570$5,464$31.52
Median$64,580$5,382$31.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,130$5,011$28.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,960$5,997$34.60

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

Physical Therapist Assistants salary after taxes in Ocala

On the average salary of $65,570, a single filer in Ocala takes home about $54,865 a year, or $4,572 a month and $2,110 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Ocala a good place for physical therapist assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ocala area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $65,570 buys what about $68,851 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Ocala ($43,990). A typical home costs $273,318, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Ocala ranks 22nd 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 Ocala: questions

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

$31.52 an hour on average, and $31.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $54,865 a year ($4,572 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,570. Florida has no state income tax.

Do physical therapist assistants earn more in Ocala than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than 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 Ocala, FL (36100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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