Physical Therapy Assistant 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 310F
- Class code
- 310F
- Salary range
- 49
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Physical Therapy Assistant 2 is $54,204 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 310F.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 49 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). 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.
What the state says the job is
Perform physical therapy treatments to patients with complex medical problems, assist the physical therapist with tests and measurements, assist in the clinical education activities of the physical therapy department.
Examples of the work
Performs all duties of Physical Therapist Assistant 1; provides treatments to patients with more complex problems such as burns, severe behavioral deficient patients or intensive care unit patients; Provides required physical therapy services in clinics; Participates in selected instruction and evaluation of students; Assists in developing training programs for physical therapy students; Cultures whirlpool tanks; maintains necessary supplies and equipment in hydrotherapy; Orients new physical therapist assistants, aides, and student helper; Orients, instructs, and assigns work to volunteers; Participates in clinical education meetings with schools providing physical therapy curricula; Perfor ...
Minimum qualifications
An Associate of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program that includes patient treatment affiliation. Eighteen months of experience as Physical Therapist Assistant 1, or equivalent. Physical ability to move patients and equipment. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.