The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in 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 | $17,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in 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 $36,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,600 | -0.81% | 4.24% |
| 2016 | $23,790 | 5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $22,470 | -2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $23,000 | 6.48% | - |
| 2013 | $21,510 | -5.07% | - |
| 2012 | $22,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,600 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.