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Average Physical Therapy Assistant Salary in India for 2026

A physical therapy assistant in India earns about 253,400 INR a year. That's 34% below the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 129,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 386,400 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does a physical therapy assistant make in India?

Average salary
253,400 INR
21,116 INR per month
Lowest reported
129,000 INR
10,750 INR per month
Highest reported
386,400 INR
32,200 INR per month

A typical physical therapy assistant working in India brings home around 21,116 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 129,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 386,400 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior physical therapy assistant working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How physical therapy assistant pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all physical therapy assistants in India earn less than 246,500 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 169,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 312,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of physical therapy assistants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 129,000 INR. The highest stretch to 386,400 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

129,000
Low
246,500
Median
386,400
High
169,000
25th
312,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Physical therapy assistant pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a physical therapy assistant in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical physical therapy assistant salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    142,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    189,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +39% from previous
    263,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    315,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    341,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    369,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 39%. That is the point at which a physical therapy assistant typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Physical therapy assistant pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Physical therapy assistant gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male physical therapy assistants in India earn an average of 232,400 INR a year, while female physical therapy assistants earn around 273,300 INR. That works out to a 15% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Physical Therapy Assistant gender pay gap

15%

Men earn this much less than women on average in India.

Women 273,300 INR
Men 232,400 INR

Pay raises for a physical therapy assistant in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 11% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Physical therapy assistant bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

28%

28% of physical therapy assistants in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a physical therapy assistant a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 72% of physical therapy assistants reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Physical therapy assistant: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Physical therapy assistant salary by city and region in India

Physical therapy assistant pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion317,700 INR340,000 INR151,800-504,300 INR
BiharRegion314,500 INR339,100 INR142,300-498,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion301,700 INR301,700 INR152,000-471,700 INR
West BengalRegion301,300 INR290,800 INR158,700-460,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion301,300 INR308,900 INR148,300-471,700 INR
RajasthanRegion299,500 INR301,700 INR146,200-464,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion296,000 INR273,300 INR159,500-448,500 INR
Delhi (city)City294,700 INR272,800 INR159,400-444,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion294,300 INR283,400 INR152,000-451,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion292,000 INR299,500 INR143,200-455,400 INR
MumbaiCity290,800 INR275,500 INR151,800-440,200 INR
HyderabadCity288,700 INR273,300 INR152,300-440,200 INR
ChennaiCity283,400 INR259,100 INR152,000-424,900 INR
PunjabRegion283,400 INR265,000 INR151,800-426,700 INR
OrissaRegion282,500 INR273,300 INR148,300-433,400 INR
GujaratRegion282,300 INR261,300 INR152,000-428,400 INR
AhmadabadCity282,300 INR294,700 INR136,200-444,300 INR
BangaloreCity281,500 INR275,800 INR143,200-431,300 INR
KolkataCity279,400 INR283,700 INR137,400-437,300 INR
LucknowCity273,300 INR277,400 INR134,600-424,900 INR
KeralaRegion272,800 INR283,400 INR128,500-425,100 INR
SuratCity266,000 INR249,600 INR142,300-406,300 INR
NagpurCity265,000 INR251,500 INR138,800-403,100 INR
JharkhandRegion265,000 INR281,500 INR124,400-417,100 INR
AssamRegion263,200 INR263,200 INR128,900-404,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity263,200 INR254,800 INR134,600-401,300 INR
IndoreCity258,400 INR275,500 INR118,380-407,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion258,400 INR275,500 INR118,380-407,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion258,400 INR273,300 INR119,700-404,600 INR
ManipurRegion257,700 INR257,700 INR128,500-399,900 INR
PuneCity257,700 INR268,900 INR125,100-404,600 INR
JaipurCity254,800 INR245,300 INR134,600-390,000 INR
KanpurCity253,400 INR239,000 INR134,600-382,600 INR
NagalandRegion253,400 INR267,100 INR118,060-398,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion252,300 INR247,800 INR128,500-388,100 INR
HaryanaRegion249,600 INR249,600 INR124,400-386,400 INR
TripuraRegion249,600 INR272,800 INR116,960-397,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion247,800 INR240,500 INR127,700-383,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region247,800 INR233,600 INR130,400-378,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity247,800 INR267,100 INR113,840-394,300 INR
LudhianaCity247,800 INR240,500 INR127,700-383,300 INR
PatnaCity246,500 INR240,500 INR127,700-381,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion246,500 INR267,100 INR115,560-394,800 INR
VadodaraCity246,200 INR249,600 INR119,700-382,600 INR
BhopalCity245,300 INR239,000 INR124,400-378,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity239,300 INR239,300 INR119,700-372,600 INR
MaduraiCity239,300 INR261,300 INR111,860-384,200 INR
GoaRegion239,300 INR246,200 INR118,380-376,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion239,000 INR217,900 INR129,000-357,700 INR
GhaziabadCity233,600 INR246,500 INR107,900-369,900 INR
agraCity232,900 INR212,500 INR124,400-352,000 INR
PondicherryRegion227,600 INR239,000 INR111,240-357,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion227,600 INR217,900 INR118,060-348,300 INR
MizoramRegion225,300 INR222,300 INR117,100-349,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion225,300 INR222,300 INR116,420-349,300 INR
SikkimRegion221,500 INR204,700 INR116,780-332,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion214,000 INR221,500 INR103,820-339,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion209,500 INR197,600 INR111,000-320,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion205,700 INR192,600 INR108,320-308,300 INR

Physical Therapy Assistant in India: FAQs

  • How much does a physical therapy assistant make per month in India?

    A physical therapy assistant in India earns about 21,116 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 253,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a physical therapy assistant in India?

    Entry-level physical therapy assistants in India start near 129,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 386,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 169,000 and 312,400 INR.

  • Is the median physical therapy assistant salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 246,500 INR, lower than the average of 253,400 INR. Half of physical therapy assistants in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for physical therapy assistants in India?

    Men working as a physical therapy assistant in India earn around 15% less than women on average (232,400 vs 273,300 INR a year).

  • Do physical therapy assistants in India get bonuses?

    About 28% of physical therapy assistants in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do physical therapy assistants earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays a physical therapy assistant about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do physical therapy assistants in India get a pay raise?

    A physical therapy assistant in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.