The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $32,760 | 7.66% | 14.26% |
| 2021 | $30,250 | 0.17% | - |
| 2020 | $30,200 | 9.57% | - |
| 2019 | $27,310 | 8.20% | - |
| 2018 | $25,070 | 2.75% | - |
| 2017 | $24,380 | -15.22% | - |
| 2016 | $28,090 | -0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $28,240 | 0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $28,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,760 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.