The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $22,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,670.
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 | $30,690 | 9.55% | 19.97% |
| 2021 | $27,760 | 7.53% | - |
| 2020 | $25,670 | -1.25% | - |
| 2019 | $25,990 | 4.19% | - |
| 2018 | $24,900 | -6.06% | - |
| 2017 | $26,410 | 2.31% | - |
| 2016 | $25,800 | 6.47% | - |
| 2015 | $24,130 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $24,460 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $23,930 | -2.63% | - |
| 2012 | $24,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,690, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for physical therapist aides in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $31,790). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of physical therapist aides in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.