The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants 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 | $52,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants 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 $105,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,080 | 6.08% | 24.88% |
| 2021 | $72,390 | -2.33% | - |
| 2020 | $74,080 | 2.15% | - |
| 2019 | $72,490 | -0.72% | - |
| 2018 | $73,010 | 6.25% | - |
| 2017 | $68,450 | 3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $66,180 | 1.00% | - |
| 2015 | $65,520 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $64,660 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $62,920 | 7.98% | - |
| 2012 | $57,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,080 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.