The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $27,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,530 | 2.21% | 28.59% |
| 2021 | $60,170 | 10.75% | - |
| 2020 | $53,700 | -4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $56,080 | 10.66% | - |
| 2018 | $50,100 | -4.93% | - |
| 2017 | $52,570 | 11.98% | - |
| 2016 | $46,270 | -15.41% | - |
| 2015 | $53,400 | 10.58% | - |
| 2014 | $47,750 | 1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $47,180 | 6.87% | - |
| 2012 | $43,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,530 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |