The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist aides in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,830 | 5.88% | 1.97% |
| 2021 | $23,370 | 8.34% | - |
| 2020 | $21,420 | -15.17% | - |
| 2019 | $24,670 | 6.04% | - |
| 2018 | $23,180 | 1.51% | - |
| 2017 | $22,830 | 1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $22,510 | 4.66% | - |
| 2015 | $21,460 | -4.43% | - |
| 2014 | $22,410 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $21,950 | -10.89% | - |
| 2012 | $24,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,830 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Birmingham-Hoover is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |