May 2025 OEWS estimate
Physician Assistant Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $135,880. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$135,880
Mean annual salary
$141,280
Employment estimate
162,150
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $99,380 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $120,670 |
| P50 — median | $135,880 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $163,980 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $190,280 |
Median hourly wage
$65.33/hr
Mean hourly wage
$67.92/hr
Employment estimate
162,150
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $47.78/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $58.02/hr |
| P50 — median | $65.33/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $78.84/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $91.48/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $105,440
- Middle covered median
- $134,545
- Highest covered median
- $223,640
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $223,640 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $184,380 |
| #3 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $170,060 |
| #4 | New York, NY | $167,650 |
| #5 | Seattle, WA | $167,290 |
| #6 | Riverside, CA | $165,490 |
| #7 | Portland, OR | $163,810 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $161,890 |
| #9 | Sacramento, CA | $161,470 |
| #10 | Washington, DC | $148,200 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 16,800 |
| #2 | Atlanta, GA | 3,970 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,890 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | 3,550 |
| #5 | Philadelphia, PA | 3,390 |
| #6 | Dallas, TX | 3,230 |
| #7 | Chicago, IL | 3,050 |
| #7 | Phoenix, AZ | 3,050 |
| #9 | Washington, DC | 3,020 |
| #10 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2,560 |