The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $20,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $21,410 | -9.48% | -15.46% |
| 2021 | $23,440 | -20.73% | - |
| 2020 | $28,300 | 2.23% | - |
| 2019 | $27,670 | 1.12% | - |
| 2018 | $27,360 | 2.78% | - |
| 2017 | $26,600 | -2.37% | - |
| 2016 | $27,230 | 0.84% | - |
| 2015 | $27,000 | -5.07% | - |
| 2014 | $28,370 | -1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $28,740 | 13.99% | - |
| 2012 | $24,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,410 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Louisville-Jefferson County is 41.8 percent (41.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |