The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $33,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,910.
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 | $81,300 | 5.02% | 29.30% |
| 2021 | $77,220 | 0.09% | - |
| 2020 | $77,150 | 3.84% | - |
| 2019 | $74,190 | 17.81% | - |
| 2018 | $60,980 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $59,820 | 4.55% | - |
| 2016 | $57,100 | 3.19% | - |
| 2015 | $55,280 | -3.02% | - |
| 2014 | $56,950 | 2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $55,500 | -3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $57,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,300 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.