Physician Assistants salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Median pay for physician assistants in Winston-Salem, NC: $134,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $106,180 – $170,650 · about 700 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$8,310 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Winston-Salem

With Winston-Salem's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $134,010 has the buying power of about $146,296 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,145 · median home $283,871 · median rent $1,546/mo.

Full Winston-Salem cost of living & taxes →

How Winston-Salem ranks for this job

On raw pay, Winston-Salem, NC is 33rd of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Winston-Salem's cost of living is applied, it ranks 13th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Winston-Salem is one of the places where physician assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Winston-Salem

A median home in Winston-Salem, NC costs $283,871 — about 2.1× 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 $1,546/mo works out at 14% 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 Winston-Salem.

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+55%	2.3×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+30%	1.6×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+28%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+28%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
Charlotte, NC	$130,010	−3%	1.1×
Greensboro, NC	$127,510	−5%	0.9×
Fayetteville, NC	$125,980	−6%	1×
Asheville, NC	$124,750	−7%	1.1×

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

Who hires physician assistants around Winston-Salem

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Healthcare
• Novant Health · Healthcare

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