The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $54,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,310.
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 | $68,930 | 8.39% | 15.29% |
| 2021 | $63,150 | 3.02% | - |
| 2020 | $61,240 | -1.98% | - |
| 2019 | $62,450 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $61,500 | -1.66% | - |
| 2017 | $62,520 | 3.69% | - |
| 2016 | $60,210 | 1.58% | - |
| 2015 | $59,260 | -1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $60,280 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $59,580 | 2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $58,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,930, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for physical therapist assistants in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $62,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of physical therapist assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.