The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $31,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,410.
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 | $33,650 | 7.79% | 14.92% |
| 2021 | $31,030 | -5.06% | - |
| 2020 | $32,600 | 7.82% | - |
| 2019 | $30,050 | -5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $31,770 | 16.18% | - |
| 2017 | $26,630 | -7.51% | - |
| 2016 | $28,630 | 1.15% | - |
| 2015 | $28,300 | -1.38% | - |
| 2014 | $28,690 | -8.61% | - |
| 2013 | $31,160 | 8.12% | - |
| 2012 | $28,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,650 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.