The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $60,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,840.
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 | $82,110 | 6.32% | 35.39% |
| 2021 | $76,920 | 6.25% | - |
| 2020 | $72,110 | 16.89% | - |
| 2019 | $59,930 | 1.30% | - |
| 2018 | $59,150 | 4.80% | - |
| 2017 | $56,310 | -20.28% | - |
| 2016 | $67,730 | 2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $65,940 | -1.88% | - |
| 2014 | $67,180 | 15.70% | - |
| 2013 | $56,630 | 6.32% | - |
| 2012 | $53,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,110 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.