The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $20,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,470.
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 | $25,810 | 6.97% | 18.98% |
| 2020 | $24,010 | -2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $24,710 | 5.75% | - |
| 2018 | $23,290 | 12.32% | - |
| 2017 | $20,420 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $19,280 | -1.66% | - |
| 2015 | $19,600 | -7.50% | - |
| 2014 | $21,070 | -0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $21,120 | 0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $20,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,810 in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 Brownsville-Harlingen is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.