The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapist aides in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $23,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist aides in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,910.
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 | $30,370 | 1.51% | 12.28% |
| 2016 | $29,910 | 3.58% | - |
| 2015 | $28,840 | -0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $28,910 | 2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $28,200 | 5.53% | - |
| 2012 | $26,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,370 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.