The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $49,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,120.
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 | $63,640 | 0.75% | 24.65% |
| 2021 | $63,160 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $62,170 | 0.77% | - |
| 2019 | $61,690 | 0.79% | - |
| 2018 | $61,200 | 3.89% | - |
| 2017 | $58,820 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $58,220 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $56,660 | 5.31% | - |
| 2014 | $53,650 | 0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $53,250 | 9.95% | - |
| 2012 | $47,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,640, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for physical therapist assistants in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $66,130). Compared with Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Jackson | |
| Memphis | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Johnson City | |
| Morristown | |
| Clarksville | |
| Knoxville | |
| Cleveland |