The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $81,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,190.
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 | $108,300 | 7.60% | 22.17% |
| 2021 | $100,070 | 3.53% | - |
| 2020 | $96,540 | -9.54% | - |
| 2019 | $105,750 | -6.75% | - |
| 2018 | $112,890 | 5.35% | - |
| 2017 | $106,850 | 4.73% | - |
| 2016 | $101,800 | 1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $100,610 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $100,790 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $98,160 | 14.13% | - |
| 2012 | $84,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,300 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.