The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $48,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,850 | 6.36% | 17.62% |
| 2016 | $62,600 | 5.70% | - |
| 2015 | $59,030 | -1.22% | - |
| 2014 | $59,750 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $57,310 | 3.91% | - |
| 2012 | $55,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,850 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Peabody |