Physician Assistants Salary

Also known as: PA, Physician Associate

Median Salary
$135,880
per year
Hourly Rate
$65.33
per hour
Employment
162,150
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$99,380
25th percentile
$120,670
Median
$135,880
75th percentile
$163,980
90th percentile
$190,280

💰 Physician Assistants Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New Jersey$165,690+21.9%
California$165,650+21.9%
Washington$164,360+21.0%
Hawaii$164,050+20.7%
New York$160,880+18.4%
Oregon$155,780+14.6%
New Hampshire$150,960+11.1%
Alaska$150,700+10.9%
Vermont$150,490+10.8%
Massachusetts$142,410+4.8%
Montana$141,470+4.1%
Minnesota$141,190+3.9%
Rhode Island$139,930+3.0%
New Mexico$139,920+3.0%
Connecticut$139,860+2.9%
Delaware$139,350+2.6%
Maryland$137,560+1.2%
Oklahoma$136,550+0.5%
Wyoming$136,080+0.1%
Virginia$135,940+0.0%
District of Columbia$135,140-0.5%
Missouri$135,130-0.6%
Iowa$134,770-0.8%
Utah$134,740-0.8%
Nevada$134,660-0.9%
Arizona$134,650-0.9%
Texas$134,550-1.0%
Colorado$134,540-1.0%
Wisconsin$133,950-1.4%
Idaho$133,790-1.5%
North Dakota$133,450-1.8%
South Dakota$133,200-2.0%
Nebraska$133,040-2.1%
Ohio$132,090-2.8%
Indiana$132,050-2.8%
Illinois$131,950-2.9%
Michigan$131,510-3.2%
Maine$131,170-3.5%
Florida$129,620-4.6%
North Carolina$129,360-4.8%
Louisiana$128,870-5.2%
West Virginia$128,610-5.4%
Pennsylvania$127,070-6.5%
Kansas$125,640-7.5%
South Carolina$122,490-9.9%
Kentucky$120,760-11.1%
Arkansas$118,430-12.8%
Tennessee$118,240-13.0%
Georgia$115,390-15.1%
Mississippi$105,920-22.0%
Alabama$104,960-22.8%

🏙️ Physician Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$223,640+64.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$198,070+45.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$184,380+35.7%
Yuba City, CA$183,460+35.0%
Vallejo, CA$179,520+32.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$172,750+27.1%
Napa, CA$172,170+26.7%
Salinas, CA$170,180+25.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$170,060+25.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$168,080+23.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$167,650+23.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$167,290+23.1%
Visalia, CA$166,510+22.5%
Modesto, CA$165,730+22.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$165,490+21.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$165,160+21.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$164,910+21.4%
Chico, CA$164,780+21.3%
Merced, CA$164,080+20.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$163,810+20.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$163,560+20.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$162,790+19.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$162,330+19.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$162,110+19.3%
Walla Walla, WA$161,980+19.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$161,890+19.1%
Springfield, MA$161,770+19.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$161,470+18.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$161,470+18.8%
Bellingham, WA$161,260+18.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$159,030+17.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$158,360+16.5%
Midland, TX$158,200+16.4%
El Centro, CA$156,730+15.3%
Fresno, CA$155,440+14.4%
Medford, OR$155,110+14.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$154,760+13.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$154,610+13.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$154,230+13.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$153,940+13.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$153,810+13.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$153,280+12.8%
Worcester, MA$152,860+12.5%
Anchorage, AK$152,710+12.4%
Grants Pass, OR$152,350+12.1%
Kingston, NY$150,470+10.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$150,300+10.6%
Redding, CA$150,010+10.4%
New Haven, CT$149,960+10.4%
Bend, OR$148,610+9.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$148,200+9.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$147,570+8.6%
Corvallis, OR$146,710+8.0%
Binghamton, NY$146,120+7.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$145,400+7.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$145,030+6.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$145,030+6.7%
Salem, OR$144,190+6.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$143,710+5.8%
Greenville, NC$142,950+5.2%
Farmington, NM$142,890+5.2%
Salisbury, MD$142,580+4.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$142,510+4.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$142,410+4.8%
Albany, OR$142,220+4.7%
Mankato, MN$142,020+4.5%
Bozeman, MT$141,800+4.4%
Grand Island, NE$141,590+4.2%
Billings, MT$141,470+4.1%
Las Cruces, NM$141,350+4.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$141,080+3.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$140,300+3.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$140,200+3.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$140,160+3.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$140,030+3.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$139,950+3.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$139,930+3.0%
Albuquerque, NM$139,920+3.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$139,210+2.5%
Ithaca, NY$138,920+2.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$138,920+2.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$138,880+2.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$138,790+2.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$138,680+2.1%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$138,400+1.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$138,310+1.8%
St. George, UT$138,110+1.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$138,060+1.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$137,850+1.4%
Lebanon, PA$137,770+1.4%
Pittsfield, MA$137,620+1.3%
Columbus, OH$137,550+1.2%
Elmira, NY$137,550+1.2%
Lubbock, TX$137,510+1.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$137,420+1.1%
Rochester, MN$137,340+1.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$137,240+1.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$137,220+1.0%
Lexington Park, MD$136,860+0.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$136,700+0.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$136,610+0.5%
Yakima, WA$136,570+0.5%
Boulder, CO$136,540+0.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$136,120+0.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$135,960+0.1%
Roanoke, VA$135,940+0.0%
Ogden, UT$135,930+0.0%
Cleveland, OH$135,860-0.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$135,860-0.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$135,830-0.0%
Kenosha, WI$135,800-0.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$135,790-0.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$135,790-0.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$135,640-0.2%
Pueblo, CO$135,640-0.2%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$135,630-0.2%
Flagstaff, AZ$135,600-0.2%
Jefferson City, MO$135,340-0.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$135,310-0.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$135,240-0.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$135,200-0.5%
Carson City, NV$135,180-0.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$135,040-0.6%
Twin Falls, ID$135,010-0.6%
Missoula, MT$134,990-0.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$134,960-0.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$134,900-0.7%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$134,860-0.8%
Boise City, ID$134,800-0.8%
Iowa City, IA$134,770-0.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$134,660-0.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$134,650-0.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$134,550-1.0%
Greeley, CO$134,550-1.0%
Lafayette, LA$134,550-1.0%
Reno, NV$134,550-1.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$134,540-1.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$134,490-1.0%
Tulsa, OK$134,380-1.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$134,360-1.1%
Sheboygan, WI$134,360-1.1%
Fayetteville, NC$134,300-1.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$134,290-1.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$134,260-1.2%
Traverse City, MI$134,180-1.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$134,130-1.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$134,120-1.3%
Minot, ND$134,090-1.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$134,090-1.3%
Helena, MT$134,030-1.4%
Madison, WI$133,950-1.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$133,830-1.5%
Springfield, IL$133,750-1.6%
Charlottesville, VA$133,540-1.7%
Tyler, TX$133,460-1.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$133,450-1.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$133,350-1.9%
Yuma, AZ$133,290-1.9%
Peoria, IL$133,170-2.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$133,140-2.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$133,060-2.1%
Syracuse, NY$133,000-2.1%
Amarillo, TX$132,990-2.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$132,920-2.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$132,880-2.2%
Great Falls, MT$132,740-2.3%
Alexandria, LA$132,710-2.3%
Glens Falls, NY$132,700-2.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$132,670-2.4%
St. Cloud, MN$132,650-2.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$132,360-2.6%
Jacksonville, FL$132,350-2.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$132,310-2.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$132,230-2.7%
Columbia, MO$132,220-2.7%
Lawton, OK$132,220-2.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$131,950-2.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$131,930-2.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$131,870-3.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$131,830-3.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$131,770-3.0%
Beckley, WV$131,750-3.0%
Toledo, OH$131,730-3.1%
Green Bay, WI$131,720-3.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$131,710-3.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$131,700-3.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$131,400-3.3%
Wilmington, NC$131,270-3.4%
Asheville, NC$131,260-3.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$131,180-3.5%
Waco, TX$131,000-3.6%
Akron, OH$130,980-3.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$130,970-3.6%
Battle Creek, MI$130,870-3.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$130,830-3.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$130,810-3.7%
Rapid City, SD$130,740-3.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$130,730-3.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$130,730-3.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$130,670-3.8%
Jackson, MI$130,640-3.9%
Rochester, NY$130,430-4.0%
Bangor, ME$130,380-4.0%
Saginaw, MI$130,270-4.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$130,240-4.2%
Reading, PA$130,160-4.2%
Eau Claire, WI$130,090-4.3%
Wausau, WI$129,980-4.3%
Grand Junction, CO$129,930-4.4%
Tucson, AZ$129,880-4.4%
Midland, MI$129,860-4.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$129,800-4.5%
Johnstown, PA$129,800-4.5%
Topeka, KS$129,800-4.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$129,680-4.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$129,680-4.6%
Bismarck, ND$129,650-4.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$129,620-4.6%
Pocatello, ID$129,480-4.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$129,460-4.7%
Odessa, TX$129,380-4.8%
Springfield, MO$129,270-4.9%
Dover, DE$129,190-4.9%
Gainesville, FL$129,150-5.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$129,050-5.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$128,920-5.1%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$128,870-5.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$128,780-5.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$128,580-5.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$128,520-5.4%
Niles, MI$128,480-5.4%
State College, PA$128,480-5.4%
Goldsboro, NC$128,370-5.5%
Appleton, WI$128,270-5.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$128,230-5.6%
Longview, TX$128,180-5.7%
Morgantown, WV$128,170-5.7%
Lincoln, NE$128,050-5.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$127,940-5.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$127,820-5.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$127,820-5.9%
Rockford, IL$127,800-5.9%
Cheyenne, WY$127,790-6.0%
Santa Fe, NM$127,730-6.0%
Casper, WY$127,640-6.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$127,570-6.1%
Abilene, TX$127,550-6.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$127,370-6.3%
Logan, UT-ID$127,350-6.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$127,210-6.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$127,200-6.4%
Lake Charles, LA$127,160-6.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$126,900-6.6%
Richmond, VA$126,810-6.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$126,770-6.7%
Charleston, WV$126,620-6.8%
York-Hanover, PA$126,530-6.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$126,430-7.0%
Harrisonburg, VA$126,400-7.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$126,360-7.0%
Lawrence, KS$126,340-7.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$126,290-7.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$126,230-7.1%
Monroe, LA$126,190-7.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$126,080-7.2%
Dubuque, IA$126,050-7.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$125,930-7.3%
Ocala, FL$125,790-7.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$125,700-7.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$125,690-7.5%
Savannah, GA$125,500-7.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$125,460-7.7%
Tallahassee, FL$125,410-7.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$125,350-7.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$125,290-7.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$125,230-7.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$125,230-7.8%
Flint, MI$125,190-7.9%
Lima, OH$125,100-7.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$125,050-8.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$124,990-8.0%
Williamsport, PA$124,920-8.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$124,870-8.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$124,610-8.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$124,580-8.3%
Gettysburg, PA$124,520-8.4%
Columbus, IN$124,460-8.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$124,300-8.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$124,190-8.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$124,170-8.6%
Laredo, TX$124,120-8.7%
Lancaster, PA$124,070-8.7%
Bloomington, IN$123,860-8.8%
Evansville, IN$123,410-9.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$123,310-9.3%
Altoona, PA$123,270-9.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$123,110-9.4%
Lynchburg, VA$122,800-9.6%
Hot Springs, AR$122,720-9.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$122,670-9.7%
Rome, GA$122,440-9.9%
Albany, GA$122,170-10.1%
Spartanburg, SC$121,990-10.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$121,900-10.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$121,710-10.4%
Wichita, KS$121,640-10.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$121,600-10.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$121,540-10.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$120,540-11.3%
Florence, SC$120,290-11.5%
Mansfield, OH$120,290-11.5%
Chambersburg, PA$120,030-11.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$119,840-11.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$119,570-12.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$119,070-12.4%
Springfield, OH$117,830-13.3%
Jonesboro, AR$117,660-13.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$117,490-13.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$117,240-13.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$117,030-13.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$116,930-13.9%
Jacksonville, NC$116,300-14.4%
Columbia, SC$115,840-14.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$115,530-15.0%
Burlington, NC$113,200-16.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$112,610-17.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$112,230-17.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$111,810-17.7%
Gainesville, GA$111,440-18.0%
Erie, PA$111,260-18.1%
Terre Haute, IN$109,950-19.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$109,110-19.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$108,420-20.2%
Knoxville, TN$107,980-20.5%
Huntsville, AL$107,230-21.1%
El Paso, TX$107,220-21.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$105,920-22.0%
Sebring, FL$105,920-22.0%
Birmingham, AL$105,440-22.4%
Mobile, AL$104,960-22.8%
Jackson, TN$104,600-23.0%
Dothan, AL$103,890-23.5%
Morristown, TN$103,350-23.9%
Montgomery, AL$102,040-24.9%
Jackson, MS$101,830-25.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$101,120-25.6%
Johnson City, TN$100,060-26.4%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$98,130-27.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.