The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $62,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,350 | 1.65% | 13.75% |
| 2021 | $78,040 | -8.23% | - |
| 2020 | $84,460 | 2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $82,210 | 2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $80,230 | 11.02% | - |
| 2017 | $71,390 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $68,440 | 3.55% | - |
| 2015 | $66,010 | -3.68% | - |
| 2012 | $68,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,350 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Watertown-Fort Drum is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.