The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $74,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,150 | 2.48% | 9.06% |
| 2021 | $99,620 | -8.01% | - |
| 2020 | $107,600 | 7.20% | - |
| 2019 | $99,850 | 3.21% | - |
| 2018 | $96,640 | 2.98% | - |
| 2017 | $93,760 | 0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $92,900 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $91,790 | -1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $92,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,150 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.