The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $56,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,150.
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 | $75,330 | 2.06% | 3.89% |
| 2021 | $73,780 | -7.90% | - |
| 2020 | $79,610 | 21.76% | - |
| 2019 | $62,290 | 0.63% | - |
| 2018 | $61,900 | 9.98% | - |
| 2017 | $55,720 | -29.94% | - |
| 2015 | $72,400 | 2.33% | - |
| 2014 | $70,710 | 6.18% | - |
| 2013 | $66,340 | -9.13% | - |
| 2012 | $72,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,330 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.