The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $54,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,100 | -0.40% | 5.08% |
| 2016 | $93,470 | 0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $92,810 | 3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $89,520 | 2.19% | - |
| 2013 | $87,560 | -0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $88,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,100 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.