The annual salary statistics of physical therapist assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapist assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $27,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,230.
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 | $61,580 | 0.88% | 15.41% |
| 2021 | $61,040 | 6.31% | - |
| 2020 | $57,190 | -2.57% | - |
| 2019 | $58,660 | 1.07% | - |
| 2018 | $58,030 | -2.69% | - |
| 2017 | $59,590 | 9.18% | - |
| 2016 | $54,120 | 0.61% | - |
| 2015 | $53,790 | 3.14% | - |
| 2014 | $52,100 | -2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $53,260 | 2.20% | - |
| 2012 | $52,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,580 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist assistants in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Danville | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg |