The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $62,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,930. 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 assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,930 | -0.88% | 20.22% |
| 2021 | $76,600 | 2.64% | - |
| 2020 | $74,580 | 10.22% | - |
| 2019 | $66,960 | 9.65% | - |
| 2018 | $60,500 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $58,890 | -0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $59,120 | -7.32% | - |
| 2015 | $63,450 | -5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $67,240 | 8.06% | - |
| 2013 | $61,820 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $60,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,930 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Bakersfield-Delano is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.