Physical Therapist Assistants Salary — Bend, Oregon

The average Physical Therapist Assistants in Bend, Oregon earns $67,580 a year.

$67,580 / year, mean
↓ 2.3% below national average 60th percentile in Oregon

Bend sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for physical therapist assistants — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.2%
Cost of living 104 #30 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $672,286 #14 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $85,509 #37 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bend ranks #30 for cost of living and #14 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $94,690 San Francisco $93,600 Santa Cruz $89,020 Bakersfield $87,150 Santa Rosa $86,840 Modesto $85,950 Sacramento $85,440 Salinas $84,930 Santa Maria $84,710 Vallejo $84,030 Austin $82,060 Los Angeles $81,680 Midland $81,510 Stockton $81,120 Riverside $79,760 Redding $79,340 Visalia $79,010 San Diego $78,720 Oxnard $78,300 Wichita Falls $77,600 San Luis Obispo $77,470 Dallas $77,120 Beaumont $76,420 Fresno $75,530 San Antonio $75,020 Naples $75,010 San Angelo $74,970 Staunton $74,920 Yuba City $74,830 Sherman $74,430 Killeen $74,000 Lynchburg $73,910 Houston $73,870 Miami $73,810 Tyler $73,800 Charlottesville $73,530 New York $73,320 Waco $73,220 Medford $72,690 Abilene $72,630 McAllen $72,470 Portland $72,410 Palm Bay $72,120 Victoria $71,580 Blacksburg $71,520 Richmond $71,380 Baltimore $71,370 Fort Myers $71,310 Lubbock $71,240 Winchester $71,150 Crestview $70,990 Salisbury $70,880 Amarillo $70,870 Corpus Christi $70,600 Virginia Beach $70,570 Chico $70,460 Tampa $70,410 Atlantic City $70,330 Orlando $70,200 Philadelphia $70,110 Sebring $70,100 Punta Gorda $69,670 Sarasota $69,660 Kennewick $69,270 Longview $69,220 Port St. Lucie $68,980 Brownsville $68,970 Odessa $68,880 Lexington Park $68,790 Springfield $68,720 Gainesville $68,680 Kiryas Joel $68,580 Pensacola $68,570 Panama City $68,490 Jacksonville $68,440 Wildwood $68,440 Deltona $68,360 El Paso $68,270 Kankakee $68,160 College Station $68,060 Homosassa Springs $68,050 Sebastian $68,020 Lakeland $68,000 Indianapolis $67,960 Texarkana $67,920 Reading $67,740 Dover $67,660 Bend $67,580 Salem $67,340 Olympia $67,270 Chicago $67,180 Bremerton $67,170 Allentown $67,100 Battle Creek $66,870 Bellingham $66,750 Tallahassee $66,700 Chambersburg $66,300 Eugene $66,260 Roanoke $66,090 Trenton $65,740 Wenatchee $65,660 Ocala $65,570 Jackson $65,380 Grand Rapids $65,320 Yakima $65,200 Elkhart $65,150 Wheeling $65,060 South Bend $65,040 Hagerstown $64,920 Decatur $64,680 Mount Vernon $64,640 Albany $64,530 Terre Haute $64,340 Seattle $64,050 Rockford $64,000 Traverse City $63,840 Laredo $63,830 Spokane $63,750 Saginaw $63,590 Ann Arbor $63,320 Harrisburg $63,160 Peoria $63,080 Bloomington $63,070 Columbus $62,920 Charleston $62,870 Williamsport $62,840 Binghamton $62,720 York $62,460 Evansville $62,380 Lancaster $62,290 Owensboro $62,170 Glens Falls $62,100 Muskegon $61,960 Lebanon $61,830 Scranton $61,700 Fort Wayne $61,610 Louisville $61,600 Syracuse $61,470 Beckley $61,440 Altoona $61,390 Lexington $61,020 Huntington $60,860 Bloomington $60,390 Bowling Green $60,290 Elizabethtown $60,230 Weirton $60,090 Utica $59,950 Lafayette $59,780 Bay City $59,610 Kalamazoo $59,410 Rochester $59,320 Erie $58,940 Pittsburgh $58,730 Paducah $58,630 Champaign $58,600 Parkersburg $58,350 Morgantown $58,320 State College $58,100 Detroit $57,210 Flint $57,110 Buffalo $57,000 Johnstown $56,940 Lansing $56,870 Muncie $55,210 Michigan City $54,150
CityMean salaryvs. Bend
Abilene, Texas$72,630+7.5%
Albany, New York$64,530-4.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$67,100-0.7%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$61,390-9.2%
Amarillo, Texas$70,870+4.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$63,320-6.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$70,330+4.1%
Austin, Texas$82,060+21.4%
Bakersfield, California$87,150+29.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$71,370+5.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$66,870-1.1%
Bay City, Michigan$59,610-11.8%
Beaumont, Texas$76,420+13.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$61,440-9.1%
Bellingham, Washington$66,750-1.2%
Binghamton, New York$62,720-7.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$71,520+5.8%
Bloomington, Illinois$60,390-10.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$63,070-6.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$60,290-10.8%
Bremerton, Washington$67,170-0.6%
Brownsville, Texas$68,970+2.1%
Buffalo, New York$57,000-15.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$71,310+5.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$66,300-1.9%
Champaign, Illinois$58,600-13.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$62,870-7.0%
Charlottesville, Virginia$73,530+8.8%
Chicago, Illinois$67,180-0.6%
Chico, California$70,460+4.3%
College Station, Texas$68,060+0.7%
Columbus, Indiana$62,920-6.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$70,600+4.5%
Crestview, Florida$70,990+5.0%
Dallas, Texas$77,120+14.1%
Decatur, Illinois$64,680-4.3%
Deltona, Florida$68,360+1.2%
Detroit, Michigan$57,210-15.3%
Dover, Delaware$67,660+0.1%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$60,230-10.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$65,150-3.6%
El Paso, Texas$68,270+1.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$58,940-12.8%
Eugene, Oregon$66,260-2.0%
Evansville, Indiana$62,380-7.7%
Flint, Michigan$57,110-15.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$61,610-8.8%
Fresno, California$75,530+11.8%
Gainesville, Florida$68,680+1.6%
Glens Falls, New York$62,100-8.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,320-3.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$64,920-3.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$63,160-6.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$68,050+0.7%
Houston, Texas$73,870+9.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$60,860-9.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$67,960+0.6%
Jackson, Michigan$65,380-3.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$68,440+1.3%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$56,940-15.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$59,410-12.1%
Kankakee, Illinois$68,160+0.9%
Kennewick, Washington$69,270+2.5%
Killeen, Texas$74,000+9.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$68,580+1.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$59,780-11.5%
Lakeland, Florida$68,000+0.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$62,290-7.8%
Lansing, Michigan$56,870-15.8%
Laredo, Texas$63,830-5.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$61,830-8.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$61,020-9.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$68,790+1.8%
Longview, Texas$69,220+2.4%
Los Angeles, California$81,680+20.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$61,600-8.8%
Lubbock, Texas$71,240+5.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$73,910+9.4%
McAllen, Texas$72,470+7.2%
Medford, Oregon$72,690+7.6%
Miami, Florida$73,810+9.2%
Michigan City, Indiana$54,150-19.9%
Midland, Texas$81,510+20.6%
Modesto, California$85,950+27.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$58,320-13.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$64,640-4.4%
Muncie, Indiana$55,210-18.3%
Muskegon, Michigan$61,960-8.3%
Naples, Florida$75,010+11.0%
New York, New York$73,320+8.5%
Sarasota, Florida$69,660+3.1%
Ocala, Florida$65,570-3.0%
Odessa, Texas$68,880+1.9%
Olympia, Washington$67,270-0.5%
Orlando, Florida$70,200+3.9%
Owensboro, Kentucky$62,170-8.0%
Oxnard, California$78,300+15.9%
Paducah, Kentucky$58,630-13.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$72,120+6.7%
Panama City, Florida$68,490+1.3%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$58,350-13.7%
Pensacola, Florida$68,570+1.5%
Peoria, Illinois$63,080-6.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$70,110+3.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$58,730-13.1%
Portland, Oregon$72,410+7.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$68,980+2.1%
Punta Gorda, Florida$69,670+3.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$67,740+0.2%
Redding, California$79,340+17.4%
Richmond, Virginia$71,380+5.6%
Riverside, California$79,760+18.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$66,090-2.2%
Rochester, New York$59,320-12.2%
Rockford, Illinois$64,000-5.3%
Sacramento, California$85,440+26.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$63,590-5.9%
Salem, Oregon$67,340-0.4%
Salinas, California$84,930+25.7%
Salisbury, Maryland$70,880+4.9%
San Angelo, Texas$74,970+10.9%
San Antonio, Texas$75,020+11.0%
San Diego, California$78,720+16.5%
San Francisco, California$93,600+38.5%
San Jose, California$94,690+40.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$77,470+14.6%
Santa Cruz, California$89,020+31.7%
Santa Maria, California$84,710+25.3%
Santa Rosa, California$86,840+28.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$61,700-8.7%
Seattle, Washington$64,050-5.2%
Sebastian, Florida$68,020+0.7%
Sebring, Florida$70,100+3.7%
Sherman, Texas$74,430+10.1%
South Bend, Indiana$65,040-3.8%
Spokane, Washington$63,750-5.7%
Springfield, Illinois$68,720+1.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$58,100-14.0%
Staunton, Virginia$74,920+10.9%
Stockton, California$81,120+20.0%
Syracuse, New York$61,470-9.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$66,700-1.3%
Tampa, Florida$70,410+4.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$64,340-4.8%
Texarkana, Texas$67,920+0.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$63,840-5.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$65,740-2.7%
Tyler, Texas$73,800+9.2%
Utica, New York$59,950-11.3%
Vallejo, California$84,030+24.3%
Victoria, Texas$71,580+5.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$70,570+4.4%
Visalia, California$79,010+16.9%
Waco, Texas$73,220+8.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$60,090-11.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$65,660-2.8%
Wheeling, West Virginia$65,060-3.7%
Wichita Falls, Texas$77,600+14.8%
Wildwood, Florida$68,440+1.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$62,840-7.0%
Winchester, Virginia$71,150+5.3%
Yakima, Washington$65,200-3.5%
York, Pennsylvania$62,460-7.6%
Yuba City, California$74,830+10.7%
Gross salary
67,580/yr
Estimated take-home
51,545/yr
Est. total withheld
23.7%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Physical Therapist Assistants salaries in Oregon → All Physical Therapist Assistants salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Bend

These notes add local color around Bend, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 31-2021 SOC code
Official area Bend, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 13460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
253,650