The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $36,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,400.
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 | $58,430 | -5.29% | 11.71% |
| 2021 | $61,520 | -3.22% | - |
| 2020 | $63,500 | 3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $61,110 | -4.25% | - |
| 2018 | $63,710 | 7.25% | - |
| 2017 | $59,090 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $56,590 | 0.42% | - |
| 2015 | $56,350 | 8.45% | - |
| 2012 | $51,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,430 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.