The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $35,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $77,900 | 20.08% | 20.08% |
| 2015 | $62,260 | -3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $64,240 | 5.99% | - |
| 2013 | $60,390 | -3.10% | - |
| 2012 | $62,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,900 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.