This article is about the sign of death. For other uses, see Rigor mortis (disambiguation) . Rigor mortis (Latin: rigor stiffness, mortis of death) is one of the recognizable signs of death, caused by chemical changes in the muscles after death, causing the limbs of the corpse to stiffen.
$66,180. Physical therapy assistant professionals make a median salary of $49,680 per year in Dothan. The 10% of physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,440 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $66,180 per year.
On a very basic level, for starting out physical therapy assistants, fresh out of their physical therapy assistant schools, each with less than a year of experience, the average physical therapy assistant salary is close to $18 an hour. That amounts to about $35k per year in salary, not including taxes. The average physical therapy assistant salary for someone who's stayed at the same job for a few years goes as high as $24 per hour if the physical therapy assistants in question remain for up to four years, and $26, if they stay for nine. Over a year, those hourly wages work out to about $50k and $55k, respectively.