The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,210.
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 | $34,200 | 11.55% | 21.20% |
| 2021 | $30,250 | 2.51% | - |
| 2020 | $29,490 | 2.20% | - |
| 2019 | $28,840 | 1.56% | - |
| 2018 | $28,390 | -1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $28,940 | 6.88% | - |
| 2016 | $26,950 | -1.11% | - |
| 2015 | $27,250 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $26,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,200 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.