Physical Therapist Assistants in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,829
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$12,191
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,409
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — 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
$61,020
Kept after tax
$48,829
Worth in national money
$53,409
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Idaho pays physical therapist assistants a middle wage of $61,020, 48 of 51 states and about 10.76% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Physical therapist assistants ranks 195 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $61,020 you keep $48,829 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,409 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $60,200.
- Idaho's $61,020 median for physical therapist assistants places it 48 of 51 states, about 10.76% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 195 of 476 in Idaho places physical therapist assistants in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $48,829 after the full tax stack, from $61,020. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,409 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $60,200 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,050 |
| This salary | $61,020 |
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 Idaho | $48,829 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,210 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$710 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $58,057 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$859 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of physical therapist assistants in Idaho earn under $61,020 and half over. The published range runs $37,780 at the tenth percentile to $75,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $48,829, worked from $61,020. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 195 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $53,409 uses one figure for the whole of Idaho. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 476 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 195.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapist assistants in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,780 to $75,050; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Idaho take-home of $48,829, on $61,020 for work ranking 195 of 476 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 195 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $53,409, worked from $61,020, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Idaho address, on work sitting at 195 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,780 at the bottom tenth to $75,050 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $53,409.
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; Idaho then takes its own share, leaving $48,829.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,780 to $75,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $53,409 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,829 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.