The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $83,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,060.
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 | $105,490 | 3.78% | 17.88% |
| 2021 | $101,500 | 7.22% | - |
| 2020 | $94,170 | 1.00% | - |
| 2019 | $93,230 | 1.67% | - |
| 2018 | $91,670 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $90,690 | 0.97% | - |
| 2016 | $89,810 | -0.91% | - |
| 2015 | $90,630 | 2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $88,200 | 0.23% | - |
| 2013 | $88,000 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $86,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,490 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.