The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $38,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,570.
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 | $49,090 | 1.94% | 22.04% |
| 2021 | $48,140 | 5.07% | - |
| 2020 | $45,700 | 2.17% | - |
| 2019 | $44,710 | 6.58% | - |
| 2018 | $41,770 | -17.09% | - |
| 2017 | $48,910 | 6.77% | - |
| 2016 | $45,600 | 0.50% | - |
| 2015 | $45,370 | 5.20% | - |
| 2014 | $43,010 | 4.53% | - |
| 2013 | $41,060 | 6.79% | - |
| 2012 | $38,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,090 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.