The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $28,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,520.
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 | $47,370 | -1.60% | 5.43% |
| 2016 | $48,130 | 3.95% | - |
| 2015 | $46,230 | -1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $46,720 | 2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $45,490 | 1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $44,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,370 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Monroe and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.