Physician Assistants Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-1071 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Physician Assistants in U.S. is $133,260 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $64.07 per hour. 155,540 people work as Physician Assistants in U.S.. Wages have grown 39% since 2014, when the median was $95,820.
Median Annual Salary
$133,260
Mean Annual
$136,900
Median Hourly
$64.07
Total Employed
155,540
Salary Distribution
$95k
10th
$114k
25th
$133k
Median
$160k
75th
$182k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Temporary Help Services | $165,470 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $158,120 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $157,610 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $157,590 |
| Employment Services | $157,130 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $151,470 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $151,470 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $149,570 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $149,570 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $147,650 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $146,530 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $146,400 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $142,980 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $141,240 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $141,170 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $141,170 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $140,560 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $140,560 |
| Hospitals | $137,140 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $136,950 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $136,650 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $135,450 |
| Offices of Chiropractors | $135,240 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $134,840 |
| Finance and Insurance | $134,840 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $134,380 |
| Educational Services | $134,370 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $133,440 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $133,060 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $132,820 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $131,940 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $131,420 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $131,030 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $130,890 |
| Offices of Physicians | $129,640 |
| Educational Services | $127,900 |
| Individual and Family Services | $127,900 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $127,870 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $127,870 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $127,870 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $127,710 |
| Social Assistance | $126,790 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $125,840 |
| Home Health Care Services | $124,990 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $124,770 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $122,000 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $119,710 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $117,220 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $117,220 |
| Personal Care Services | $116,670 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $133,260 |
| 2023 | $130,020 |
| 2022 | $126,010 |
| 2021 | $121,530 |
| 2020 | $115,390 |
| 2019 | $112,260 |
| 2018 | $108,610 |
| 2017 | $104,860 |
| 2016 | $101,480 |
| 2015 | $98,180 |
| 2014 | $95,820 |
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| Family Medicine Physicians | $238,380 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $236,350 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $225,770 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $223,210 |
| Pediatricians, General | $210,130 |
| Dentists, General | $172,790 |