The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $22,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,690 | 6.20% | 13.27% |
| 2016 | $27,850 | -0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $28,010 | 1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $27,490 | 2.91% | - |
| 2013 | $26,690 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $25,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.