The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $34,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,670.
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 | $80,590 | 3.20% | 16.14% |
| 2021 | $78,010 | 1.79% | - |
| 2020 | $76,610 | 6.42% | - |
| 2019 | $71,690 | 2.64% | - |
| 2018 | $69,800 | 7.59% | - |
| 2017 | $64,500 | -4.78% | - |
| 2016 | $67,580 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $66,530 | -1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $67,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,590 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.