The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $29,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,860 | -5.01% | 11.39% |
| 2016 | $69,160 | 1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $68,210 | 0.65% | - |
| 2014 | $67,770 | 9.15% | - |
| 2013 | $61,570 | 5.21% | - |
| 2012 | $58,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,860 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.