The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $82,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,210.
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 | $107,850 | 5.40% | 9.25% |
| 2021 | $102,030 | 0.42% | - |
| 2020 | $101,600 | -0.11% | - |
| 2019 | $101,710 | 2.37% | - |
| 2018 | $99,300 | -0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $99,460 | 1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $97,870 | 4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $93,230 | -4.98% | - |
| 2012 | $97,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,850 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.