Home/ Countries/ South Africa/ Health and Medical/ Assistant Physical Therapist
🇿🇦 Updated March 3, 2026

Assistant Physical Therapist in South Africa

Detailed salary information for Assistant Physical Therapist positions in South Africa, including pay in ZAR and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)
282,300 ZAR
Salary in USD / year
$14,895.75
National Percentile
Top 69%

Job Details

Job TitleAssistant Physical Therapist
CategoryHealth and Medical
Country🇿🇦 South Africa
CurrencyZAR
Annual Salary (per year)282,300 ZAR
Annual Salary in USD (per year)$14,895.75
Income TierMiddle 40%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary
282,300
Bottom 50% Avg
7,713
Middle 40% Avg
102,537
Top 10% Avg
968,415
Top 1% Avg
3,191,337

Salary Insight

1.9x
compared to national average

A Assistant Physical Therapist in South Africa earns 1.9x the national average income of 145,531 ZAR.

Related Jobs in Health and Medical

Surgeon - Heart Transplant
1,825,000 ZAR
Chief of Surgery
1,777,700 ZAR
Surgeon - Orthopedic
1,777,700 ZAR
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
1,668,900 ZAR
Surgeon - Plastic Reconstructive
1,655,500 ZAR

Compare Your Salary

Enter your salary to see how you compare to this role and national benchmarks.

Open Salary Simulator

This Job Worldwide

See Assistant Physical Therapist salaries across all countries.

Assistant Physical Therapist Worldwide

Compare Careers

Compare this job with another role in South Africa.

Career Comparison Tool
Type at least 2 characters to search across countries and job titles