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Physical Therapist Assistant Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physical Therapist Assistants in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$47,620
25th Percentile Wage	$54,740
50th Percentile Wage	$60,290
75th Percentile Wage	$65,830
90th Percentile Wage	$73,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,620.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist assistants from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$60,290	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$60,290	-	-

Table 2. Compare Physical Therapist Assistant Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,290 in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$65,640
Olympia	$64,420
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$61,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$60,890
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$60,530
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$60,290
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$59,460
Yakima	$59,440
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$58,960
Bremerton-Silverdale	$58,570
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$58,430
Spokane	$58,250
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$57,940
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$57,790
Bellingham	$57,680
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$57,420
Lewiston	$56,890
Tacoma	$54,260