The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $93,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $93,930.
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 | $124,500 | 3.57% | 24.89% |
| 2021 | $120,060 | 10.30% | - |
| 2020 | $107,690 | 1.49% | - |
| 2019 | $106,090 | 6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $99,420 | 0.95% | - |
| 2017 | $98,480 | -0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $98,880 | -3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $102,010 | 3.26% | - |
| 2014 | $98,680 | 0.30% | - |
| 2013 | $98,380 | 4.95% | - |
| 2012 | $93,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $124,500 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.