The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $23,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,740.
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 | $29,100 | -1.65% | 4.05% |
| 2016 | $29,580 | 4.53% | - |
| 2015 | $28,240 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $27,730 | -2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $28,360 | 1.55% | - |
| 2012 | $27,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,100 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.