The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist aides in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $22,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,680 | 5.37% | 24.86% |
| 2021 | $27,140 | -0.29% | - |
| 2020 | $27,220 | 5.58% | - |
| 2019 | $25,700 | -0.04% | - |
| 2018 | $25,710 | -3.07% | - |
| 2017 | $26,500 | -4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $27,610 | 1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $27,320 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $26,450 | 9.30% | - |
| 2013 | $23,990 | 10.17% | - |
| 2012 | $21,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,680 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.