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Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant federal salary series 0636

Full-time federal employees in the Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant series earned a median of $70,781 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 35% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $65,194 and $76,312.

Median pay
$70,781
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$65,194–$76,312
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,242
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
All federal (full-time)

What shapes rehabilitation therapy assistant pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-8 (661 employees, median $71,937). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (893 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($82,425) and lowest in Florida ($67,057), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 27% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-6 124 $55,343 $51,463–$59,031
GS-8 661 $71,937 $67,057–$75,849
GS-9 123 $78,186 $72,910–$81,658

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by agency

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 893 $71,315 $65,194–$76,330

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 92 $67,057 $61,491–$71,706
Texas 61 $72,644 $62,529–$78,974
California 54 $82,425 $75,743–$90,814
Ohio 48 $68,074 $63,759–$73,418
Michigan 41 $68,919 $63,332–$72,644
North Carolina 40 $70,456 $67,057–$74,628
Wisconsin 35 $70,781 $68,919–$74,046
Illinois 34 $72,644 $67,675–$76,586
Virginia 33 $72,443 $68,182–$79,815
Arizona 31 $73,652 $68,210–$80,699

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.4% from $69,833 in September 2025 to $70,781 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,358 to 1,242 (−8.5%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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