The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist aides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $32,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,880.
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 | $35,110 | -2.14% | 14.90% |
| 2021 | $35,860 | -1.98% | - |
| 2020 | $36,570 | 4.35% | - |
| 2019 | $34,980 | 12.09% | - |
| 2018 | $30,750 | 11.02% | - |
| 2017 | $27,360 | -9.21% | - |
| 2016 | $29,880 | 1.00% | - |
| 2015 | $29,580 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $28,980 | -3.11% | - |
| 2012 | $29,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,110 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.