SOC 31-2021 · Janesville-Beloit, WI metro

Physical Therapist Assistants Salary in Janesville, WI

The average salary for physical therapist assistants in Janesville, Wisconsin is $67,680 a year ($32.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $69,900: half of the 50 people in this job in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($68,730).

$67,680average per year

$32.54 / hourMedian $69,900Take-home ≈ $53,934

  • $55K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11Wisconsin metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Assistants pay range in Janesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,680 or more. The middle half of physical therapist assistants in Janesville earn between $60,850 and $73,150.

  • $55K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,680$5,640$32.54
Median$69,900$5,825$33.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,850$5,071$29.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,150$6,096$35.17

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

Physical Therapist Assistants pay in Janesville vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Physical therapist assistants in Janesville earn 3% more than the Wisconsin average ($65,480) and about the same as the U.S. average ($68,730). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $68,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Janesville$67,680$69,900$54,730$81,68050
Wisconsin$65,480$64,080$51,960$77,4401,650
United States$68,730$68,380$47,750$89,510112,430

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Physical Therapist Assistants salary after taxes in Janesville

On the average salary of $67,680, a single filer in Janesville takes home about $53,934 a year, or $4,494 a month and $2,074 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Janesville a good place for physical therapist assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Janesville area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $67,680 buys what about $72,228 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Janesville ($48,390). A typical home costs $296,342, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in other Wisconsin cities

Janesville ranks 3rd of 11 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($68,020).

All Physical Therapist Assistants salaries in Wisconsin

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 Janesville: questions

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

$32.54 an hour on average, and $33.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,934 a year ($4,494 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,680.

Do physical therapist assistants earn more in Janesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($68,730).

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 Janesville-Beloit, WI (27500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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