Exactly 830 of the 2,300 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in Washington State, work in Seattle. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Seattle has grown by 2%. As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Seattle has increased, overall employment in Seattle has also increased.

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As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Seattle has grown, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have also increased. Seattle physical therapy assistant professionals made $39,100 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for physical therapy assistant professionals in Seattle was $35,575 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Seattle.

Physical therapy assistant professionals in Seattle earn a median salary of $39,260 per year. The difference in pay between the physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 66%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,795 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,490 per year.

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

Many of Seattle'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 Seattle's physical therapy assistant school.

In 2010 approximately 40 students graduated from physical therapy assistant courses.