The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $65,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,290.
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 | $88,610 | 12.83% | 27.12% |
| 2021 | $77,240 | 13.00% | - |
| 2020 | $67,200 | 0.25% | - |
| 2019 | $67,030 | 1.83% | - |
| 2018 | $65,800 | -2.36% | - |
| 2017 | $67,350 | -6.96% | - |
| 2016 | $72,040 | 3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $69,650 | 0.63% | - |
| 2014 | $69,210 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $67,030 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $64,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,610, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for physical therapist assistants in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $95,220). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of physical therapist assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.