Registered Physical Therapist Assistant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31290
- Class code
- 31290
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Registered Physical Therapist Assistant is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31290.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 12/29/1994.
What the state says the job is
This is para-professional work in the field of physical therapy at a Commonwealth facility for individuals with a mental or physical illness or an intellectual or physical disabilities. An employee in this class provides assistance to a Licensed Physical Therapist in treating patients/residents having physical disabilities and who are engaged in a prescribed physical therapy program. Work involves preparing patients/residents for treatment, assisting a Licensed Physical Therapist during evaluation and treatment, and administering a variety of prescribed treatments under the direct, on-premise supervision of a Licensed Physical Therapist. Employees observe patients/residents during treatment, and assist a Licensed Physical Therapist during diagnostic tests and evaluations.
Examples of the work
Assists a Licensed Physical Therapist in providing physical therapy treatment to patients/residents engaged in a prescribed physical therapy program. Administers a variety of physical therapy treatments under the direct on-premise supervision of a Licensed Physical Therapist, such as therapeutic exercises; stretching techniques; progressive ambulation techniques; gait training; therapeutic massage; hydrotherapy, including hot/cold packs, whirlpools, and hubbard tank; paraffin baths; electro/thermal therapy, including diathermy, ultra-sound, infra-red, and ultra-violet treatments; and intermittent venous compression.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.