The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $29,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,930.
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 | $60,660 | 0.91% | 13.63% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 7.20% | - |
| 2020 | $55,780 | -4.25% | - |
| 2019 | $58,150 | 54.98% | - |
| 2018 | $26,180 | 1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $25,760 | -84.59% | - |
| 2015 | $47,550 | -9.53% | - |
| 2014 | $52,080 | -3.34% | - |
| 2013 | $53,820 | 2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $52,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,660 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Alexandria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Alexandria |