Physician Assistants salary in Palm Bay, FL

Median pay for physician assistants in Palm Bay, FL: $117,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $84,180 – $150,110 · about 200 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$8,430 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Palm Bay

With Palm Bay's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $117,270 has the buying power of about $115,740 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,308 · median home $344,841 · median rent $1,920/mo.

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How Palm Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Palm Bay, FL is 140th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Palm Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 160th.

The headline number flatters Palm Bay. 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 Palm Bay

A median home in Palm Bay, FL costs $344,841 — about 2.9× 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 $1,920/mo works out at 20% 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 Palm Bay.

Metro	Median pay	vs Palm Bay	Rent vs Palm Bay
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+77%	1.9×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+49%	1.3×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+46%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+46%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Palm Bay	Rent vs Palm Bay
Miami, FL	$130,940	+12%	1.4×
North Port, FL	$129,370	+10%	1.1×
Orlando, FL	$129,350	+10%	1×
Cape Coral, FL	$129,160	+10%	1×

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

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