The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $35,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,960.
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 | $38,690 | 3.13% | 27.71% |
| 2021 | $37,480 | 7.95% | - |
| 2020 | $34,500 | 11.01% | - |
| 2019 | $30,700 | 0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $30,610 | 1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $30,200 | 1.56% | - |
| 2016 | $29,730 | -0.64% | - |
| 2015 | $29,920 | -7.95% | - |
| 2014 | $32,300 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $31,400 | 10.92% | - |
| 2012 | $27,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,690, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for physical therapist aides in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $36,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of physical therapist aides in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.