Bottom quarter
$59K
Physical Therapist Assistant Salary in Tampa
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$69K
Top quarter
$80K
Top 10%
$91K
Adjusted for Tampa at 0.98× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Physical Therapist Assistant in Tampa pulls a median of $68,600 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $80,360 and the top 10% at $91,140. Tampa's cost-of-living tilt is 0.98× — the band reflects that. $80,360 is what top-quartile Physical Therapist Assistant pay looks like in Tampa. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$80,360 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$74,480 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$68,600 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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