The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist aides in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,830.
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 | $31,180 | 6.61% | 32.84% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | 0.48% | - |
| 2020 | $28,980 | 12.56% | - |
| 2019 | $25,340 | 4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $24,260 | 4.41% | - |
| 2017 | $23,190 | -8.97% | - |
| 2016 | $25,270 | 5.34% | - |
| 2015 | $23,920 | 3.14% | - |
| 2014 | $23,170 | 0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $23,150 | 9.55% | - |
| 2012 | $20,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,180 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.