Physician Assistants salary by city
Median pay for physician assistants (BLS OEWS, May 2023) across 180 US metros. Typical metro median: $125,700. The cost-adjusted column divides local pay by the metro's cost of living — higher means the paycheck stretches further.
| Metro | Median pay | Cost-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | $183,975 |
| Brownsville, TX | $150,600 | $175,731 |
| Visalia, CA | $165,680 | $163,264 |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | $163,231 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $159,000 | $161,773 |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | $159,722 |
| Reno, NV | $149,760 | $152,777 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $168,030 | $152,404 |
| Fargo, ND | $133,990 | $150,323 |
| Tyler, TX | $138,340 | $148,809 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $150,670 | $147,154 |
| Binghamton, NY | $135,080 | $146,683 |
| Winston, NC | $134,010 | $146,296 |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | $145,869 |
| McAllen, TX | $124,990 | $145,211 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $123,860 | $145,186 |
| Beaumont, TX | $131,770 | $145,137 |
| Peoria, IL | $128,800 | $144,990 |
| Shreveport, LA | $126,780 | $144,989 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $129,120 | $143,489 |
| Longview, TX | $126,740 | $142,451 |
| Seattle, WA | $159,080 | $141,115 |
| Des Moines, IA | $130,610 | $140,816 |
| Lansing, MI | $130,730 | $140,531 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $126,580 | $140,502 |
| Lubbock, TX | $127,670 | $140,312 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $128,680 | $140,306 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $160,340 | $139,731 |
| New Orleans, LA | $127,420 | $139,724 |
| Green Bay, WI | $128,580 | $139,465 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $125,080 | $139,368 |
| Madison, WI | $133,570 | $139,231 |
| Salinas, CA | $157,310 | $138,990 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $129,980 | $138,827 |
| Tulsa, OK | $124,760 | $138,784 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $155,950 | $138,285 |
| San Antonio, TX | $130,350 | $138,188 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $126,080 | $137,875 |
| Tucson, AZ | $130,700 | $137,677 |
| St. Louis, MO | $130,730 | $137,650 |
| Greensboro, NC | $127,510 | $137,271 |
| Appleton, WI | $128,650 | $137,247 |
| Salisbury, MD | $127,140 | $137,236 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $125,980 | $137,152 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $134,200 | $136,729 |
| Charleston, WV | $121,710 | $136,664 |
| Rockford, IL | $123,220 | $136,659 |
| Utica, NY | $126,730 | $136,658 |
| Portland, OR | $145,740 | $136,571 |
| Columbus, OH | $129,150 | $136,479 |
| Kennewick, WA | $134,800 | $136,320 |
| Davenport, IA | $121,150 | $135,875 |
| Sacramento, CA | $147,680 | $135,373 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $128,570 | $135,372 |
| Waco, TX | $123,330 | $135,327 |
| Lafayette, LA | $118,450 | $135,289 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $150,690 | $135,240 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $123,290 | $135,138 |
| Springfield, MO | $120,230 | $134,923 |
| South Bend, IN | $123,260 | $134,890 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $128,580 | $134,397 |
| El Paso, TX | $121,890 | $134,262 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $130,630 | $134,244 |
| Ogden, UT | $128,900 | $134,091 |
| Fresno, CA | $139,420 | $134,053 |
| Omaha, NE | $123,930 | $134,015 |
| Toledo, OH | $121,420 | $133,982 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $122,500 | $133,953 |
| Provo, UT | $128,120 | $133,819 |
| Cleveland, OH | $122,240 | $133,742 |
| Charlotte, NC | $130,010 | $133,586 |
| Anchorage, AK | $142,620 | $133,576 |
| Hickory, NC | $119,300 | $133,484 |
| College Station, TX | $121,510 | $133,147 |
| Kansas City, MO | $123,890 | $132,925 |
| Yakima, WA | $130,120 | $132,908 |
| Boulder, CO | $133,260 | $132,447 |
| Flint, MI | $118,800 | $132,178 |
| Riverside, CA | $141,700 | $132,009 |
| Syracuse, NY | $126,280 | $131,931 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $128,000 | $131,762 |
| Albany, NY | $129,180 | $131,579 |
| Salem, OR | $134,630 | $131,399 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $124,260 | $131,284 |
| Houston, TX | $130,830 | $131,179 |
| Akron, OH | $121,870 | $131,150 |
| Merced, CA | $130,530 | $131,031 |
| Detroit, MI | $128,230 | $130,598 |
| Boise City, ID | $123,010 | $130,523 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $120,310 | $130,276 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $135,760 | $130,160 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $133,020 | $129,949 |
| Duluth, MN | $113,270 | $129,925 |
| Austin, TX | $126,520 | $128,739 |
| Asheville, NC | $124,750 | $128,091 |
| Bremerton, WA | $137,590 | $128,086 |
| Dallas, TX | $131,140 | $127,954 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $126,520 | $127,921 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $141,880 | $127,796 |
| Memphis, TN | $117,380 | $127,661 |
| Ocala, FL | $122,260 | $127,620 |
| Huntington, WV | $112,390 | $127,561 |
| Spokane, WA | $128,550 | $127,372 |
| Orlando, FL | $129,350 | $127,326 |
| New York, NY | $143,400 | $127,303 |
| Columbia, SC | $118,380 | $126,986 |
| Eugene, OR | $131,470 | $126,970 |
| Stockton, CA | $136,510 | $126,906 |
| Lincoln, NE | $116,580 | $126,865 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $120,920 | $126,804 |
| Reading, PA | $122,060 | $126,532 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $117,780 | $126,384 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $125,780 | $126,228 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $118,570 | $126,004 |
| Trenton, NJ | $129,010 | $125,964 |
| Rochester, NY | $123,870 | $125,898 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $123,160 | $125,529 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $118,120 | $125,361 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $129,160 | $125,276 |
| Buffalo, NY | $118,820 | $125,178 |
| Baltimore, MD | $129,160 | $125,174 |
| Crestview, FL | $123,040 | $125,095 |
| San Diego, CA | $138,500 | $125,067 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $127,780 | $125,038 |
| Wilmington, NC | $119,310 | $125,008 |
| Allentown, PA | $123,500 | $124,899 |
| Olympia, WA | $132,780 | $124,840 |
| Kingsport, TN | $105,980 | $124,700 |
| Scranton, PA | $116,270 | $124,498 |
| York, PA | $120,730 | $124,354 |
| North Port, FL | $129,370 | $124,130 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $112,040 | $123,816 |
| Augusta, GA | $112,760 | $123,581 |
| Youngstown, OH | $105,910 | $123,303 |
| Nashville, TN | $119,280 | $122,939 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $128,620 | $122,874 |
| Tampa, FL | $125,480 | $122,452 |
| Canton, OH | $107,960 | $121,846 |
| Denver, CO | $128,790 | $121,767 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $138,090 | $121,422 |
| Gainesville, FL | $117,970 | $121,322 |
| Evansville, IN | $109,150 | $121,280 |
| Columbus, GA | $107,660 | $121,183 |
| Savannah, GA | $115,390 | $120,313 |
| Wichita, KS | $107,180 | $119,860 |
| Richmond, VA | $117,850 | $119,843 |
| Durham, NC | $116,030 | $119,192 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $113,570 | $118,838 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $111,050 | $118,423 |
| Raleigh, NC | $116,240 | $118,184 |
| Roanoke, VA | $107,450 | $117,812 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $106,590 | $117,735 |
| Greenville, SC | $109,400 | $117,541 |
| Oxnard, CA | $133,260 | $117,219 |
| Miami, FL | $130,940 | $116,819 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $113,740 | $116,391 |
| Knoxville, TN | $107,170 | $116,194 |
| Charleston, SC | $117,340 | $116,066 |
| Pensacola, FL | $111,070 | $115,880 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $117,270 | $115,740 |
| Chicago, IL | $118,400 | $115,528 |
| Naples, FL | $122,840 | $115,365 |
| Amarillo, TX | $105,280 | $115,218 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $111,630 | $115,112 |
| Atlanta, GA | $115,500 | $114,947 |
| Washington, DC | $125,620 | $114,676 |
| Greeley, CO | $109,680 | $113,490 |
| Gulfport, MS | $100,780 | $113,390 |
| Lakeland, FL | $110,290 | $112,848 |
| Lancaster, PA | $108,740 | $112,388 |
| Mobile, AL | $98,850 | $111,395 |
| Erie, PA | $102,230 | $111,191 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $104,030 | $109,845 |
| Lexington, KY | $101,100 | $109,296 |
| Montgomery, AL | $98,030 | $108,999 |
| Deltona, FL | $108,010 | $108,945 |
| Birmingham, AL | $97,360 | $106,097 |
| Huntsville, AL | $81,480 | $86,857 |
| Jackson, MS | $54,560 | $60,732 |
| Little Rock, AR | $40,660 | $45,425 |
Cost-adjusted = median pay ÷ (cost-of-living index ÷ 100). Source: BLS OEWS + BEA. See methodology.