The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist aides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
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 | $33,300 | 10.63% | 33.33% |
| 2021 | $29,760 | -3.49% | - |
| 2020 | $30,800 | -0.94% | - |
| 2019 | $31,090 | 6.43% | - |
| 2018 | $29,090 | 3.92% | - |
| 2017 | $27,950 | 4.94% | - |
| 2016 | $26,570 | 9.94% | - |
| 2015 | $23,930 | 2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $23,330 | 1.89% | - |
| 2013 | $22,890 | 3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $22,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,300 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.