The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $81,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,100.
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 | $98,720 | -0.73% | 11.89% |
| 2021 | $99,440 | 1.50% | - |
| 2020 | $97,950 | 2.27% | - |
| 2019 | $95,730 | -0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $96,540 | 1.11% | - |
| 2017 | $95,470 | -2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $97,460 | 7.94% | - |
| 2015 | $89,720 | 2.37% | - |
| 2014 | $87,590 | 7.18% | - |
| 2013 | $81,300 | -6.99% | - |
| 2012 | $86,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,720 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.