The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $31,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,000.
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 | $33,370 | 9.11% | 29.70% |
| 2021 | $30,330 | 0.56% | - |
| 2020 | $30,160 | 15.05% | - |
| 2019 | $25,620 | 3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $24,730 | 3.88% | - |
| 2017 | $23,770 | -4.50% | - |
| 2016 | $24,840 | -5.23% | - |
| 2015 | $26,140 | 5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $24,580 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $23,920 | 1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $23,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,370 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.