The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $21,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,180.
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 | $29,680 | 8.49% | 4.89% |
| 2021 | $27,160 | -2.06% | - |
| 2020 | $27,720 | -4.62% | - |
| 2017 | $29,000 | 2.66% | - |
| 2016 | $28,230 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $28,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,680 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.