The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $51,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,880.
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 | $59,730 | 14.52% | 13.51% |
| 2021 | $51,060 | -11.28% | - |
| 2020 | $56,820 | -0.79% | - |
| 2019 | $57,270 | 6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $53,670 | 3.13% | - |
| 2017 | $51,990 | 4.65% | - |
| 2016 | $49,570 | -5.14% | - |
| 2015 | $52,120 | 5.07% | - |
| 2014 | $49,480 | -1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $50,290 | -2.72% | - |
| 2012 | $51,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,730, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for physical therapist assistants in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary of $62,190). Compared with Lewiston-Auburn, the median annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor |