The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $43,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,610.
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 | $61,260 | 1.47% | 27.65% |
| 2021 | $60,360 | -2.93% | - |
| 2020 | $62,130 | 4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $59,380 | 3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $57,500 | 3.46% | - |
| 2017 | $55,510 | 0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $55,290 | 6.40% | - |
| 2015 | $51,750 | 18.74% | - |
| 2014 | $42,050 | -3.59% | - |
| 2013 | $43,560 | -1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $44,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,260 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.