Physician Assistants salary in Visalia, CA
Median pay for physician assistants in Visalia, CA: $165,680/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $97,350 – $177,060 · about 210 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$39,980 (+32%).
What it's really worth in Visalia
With Visalia's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $165,680 has the buying power of about $163,264 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,474 · median home $363,064 · median rent $1,775/mo.
How Visalia ranks for this job
On raw pay, Visalia, CA is 6th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Visalia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 3rd.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Visalia sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Visalia
A median home in Visalia, CA costs $363,064 — about 2.2× 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 $1,775/mo works out at 13% 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 Visalia.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Visalia | Rent vs Visalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | +26% | 2× |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | +5% | 1.4× |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | +4% | 1.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | +3% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in CA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Visalia | Rent vs Visalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | +26% | 2× |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | +5% | 1.4× |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | +4% | 1.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | +3% | 1.8× |
Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires physician assistants around Visalia
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Family HealthCare Network · Healthcare
- Visalia Unified School District · Education
- Kaweah Health Medical Center · Healthcare
- College of the Sequoias · Education
Other jobs in Visalia
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 180 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.