Exactly 360 of the 2,530 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in Indiana, work in Gary. There has been a 64% growth in the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Gary between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for physical therapy assistant professionals in Gary has increased, overall employment in Gary has also increased.

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In Gary, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have increased. In 2010 physical therapy assistant professionals in Gary reportedly earned an average salary of $37,615 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, physical therapy assistant professionals in Gary made an average salary of $33,120 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Gary.

Gary physical therapy assistant professionals earn a median yearly salary of $34,675. The difference in pay between the physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 121%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,575 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $56,555 per year.

On average physical therapy assistant professional salaries in Gary are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Gary's physical therapy assistant professionals are graduates of the only accredited physical therapy assistant school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in physical therapy assistant offered by Gary's physical therapy assistant school.

In 2010 approximately 21 students graduated from physical therapy assistant courses.