Physical Therapist Aides in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,837
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$5,943
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,738
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$34,780
Kept after tax
$28,837
Worth in national money
$27,738
State rank
24
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for physical therapist aides. The median is $34,780, ranking 24 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 480 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $34,780 the take-home is $28,837. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $27,738 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $35,780, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for physical therapist aides: a median of $34,780, ranking 24 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Physical therapist aides occupies position 480 of 489 in Maryland's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $28,837 for physical therapist aides, from $34,780. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $27,738. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $35,780 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Aides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,330 |
| This salary | $34,780 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $28,837 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,126 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,264 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $33,176 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,947 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,780 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,200 and the ninetieth is $39,330 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $28,837, from $34,780, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 480 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $27,738, the adjusted value of that $34,780 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 480 of 489 locally.
- The Maryland median of $34,780 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,200 to $39,330. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,837 from $34,780. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 480 of 489 locally.
- This $27,738 adjusted figure, worked from $34,780, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 480 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 480 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,200 and the top tenth $39,330, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $27,738 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $28,837.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $39,330) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $27,738 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $28,837 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.