The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $22,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,120.
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 | $31,790 | 11.23% | 30.67% |
| 2021 | $28,220 | -6.24% | - |
| 2020 | $29,980 | 8.24% | - |
| 2018 | $27,510 | -1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $27,840 | 9.02% | - |
| 2016 | $25,330 | 4.70% | - |
| 2015 | $24,140 | 1.24% | - |
| 2014 | $23,840 | -1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $24,230 | 9.04% | - |
| 2012 | $22,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,790, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for physical therapist aides in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $30,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of physical therapist aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.