The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $32,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,190 | 0.25% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | $61,040 | 1.41% | - |
| 2020 | $60,180 | 4.04% | - |
| 2019 | $57,750 | -3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $59,600 | 6.01% | - |
| 2017 | $56,020 | -2.28% | - |
| 2016 | $57,300 | -3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $58,600 | -7.03% | - |
| 2013 | $62,720 | -0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $63,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,190 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Gadsden and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Auburn-Opelika.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gadsden | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Montgomery | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Dothan | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika |