The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $36,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,120.
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 | $36,820 | 3.01% | 25.50% |
| 2021 | $35,710 | 0.14% | - |
| 2020 | $35,660 | 7.23% | - |
| 2019 | $33,080 | 6.23% | - |
| 2018 | $31,020 | 5.90% | - |
| 2017 | $29,190 | -0.27% | - |
| 2016 | $29,270 | 2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $28,470 | 0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $28,460 | -0.18% | - |
| 2013 | $28,510 | 3.79% | - |
| 2012 | $27,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,820, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for physical therapist aides in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $38,690). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of physical therapist aides in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.