The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $18,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,730.
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 | $26,240 | 17.11% | 25.91% |
| 2021 | $21,750 | 9.20% | - |
| 2020 | $19,750 | -10.08% | - |
| 2019 | $21,740 | -17.25% | - |
| 2018 | $25,490 | 8.32% | - |
| 2017 | $23,370 | 6.20% | - |
| 2016 | $21,920 | 7.21% | - |
| 2015 | $20,340 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $19,240 | -0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $19,340 | -0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $19,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,240 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.