United States
Physician Assistants salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$133,260
Physician Assistants in the United States earn a median of $133,260 a year, about $64.07 an hour.
Median
$133,260
per year
Hourly
$64.07
as published
Mean
$136,900
pulled up by top earners
Workers
155,540
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $152,650 | +15% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $163,540 | +23% |
| California | State | $161,080 | +21% |
| Florida | State | $127,200 | -5% |
| Texas | State | $132,810 | -0% |
| North Carolina | State | $128,540 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $124,880 | -6% |
| Michigan | State | $131,980 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $156,210 | +17% |
| Ohio | State | $126,760 | -5% |
| Georgia | State | $109,990 | -17% |
| Massachusetts | State | $138,090 | +4% |
| Illinois | State | $122,990 | -8% |
| Minnesota | State | $139,300 | +5% |
| Connecticut | State | $138,440 | +4% |
| Arizona | State | $135,240 | +1% |
| Virginia | State | $135,490 | +2% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $135,000 | +1% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $131,380 | -1% |
| Washington | State | $156,990 | +18% |
| Colorado | State | $131,910 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $122,990 | -8% |
| Wisconsin | State | $132,820 | -0% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $130,240 | -2% |
| Maryland | State | $134,100 | +1% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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