The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $47,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,740.
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 | $61,490 | 4.46% | 19.48% |
| 2021 | $58,750 | -2.03% | - |
| 2020 | $59,940 | 5.09% | - |
| 2019 | $56,890 | -4.94% | - |
| 2018 | $59,700 | 0.44% | - |
| 2017 | $59,440 | -0.57% | - |
| 2016 | $59,780 | 6.24% | - |
| 2015 | $56,050 | 8.56% | - |
| 2014 | $51,250 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $49,590 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $49,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,490 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.