Physician Assistants salary in Bremerton, WA

Median pay for physician assistants in Bremerton, WA: $137,590/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $92,100 – $195,570 · about 60 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$11,890 (+9%).

What it's really worth in Bremerton

With Bremerton's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $137,590 has the buying power of about $128,086 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,675 · median home $586,380 · median rent $2,065/mo.

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How Bremerton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Bremerton, WA is 26th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Bremerton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 96th.

The headline number flatters Bremerton. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physician assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Bremerton

A median home in Bremerton, WA costs $586,380 — about 4.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,065/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Bremerton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+51%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+27%	1.2×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+25%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+25%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
Seattle, WA	$159,080	+16%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$134,800	−2%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$132,780	−3%	1×
Yakima, WA	$130,120	−5%	0.7×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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