The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $74,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,080.
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 | $108,830 | 3.20% | 15.96% |
| 2016 | $105,350 | 0.90% | - |
| 2015 | $104,400 | 3.76% | - |
| 2014 | $100,470 | 1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $98,880 | 7.50% | - |
| 2012 | $91,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,830 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.