Physician Assistant Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for physician assistants. The national median is $135,880. ← Back to Physician Assistant overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	New Jersey	$165,690	$79.66
2	California	$165,650	$79.64
3	Washington	$164,360	$79.02
4	Hawaii	$164,050	$78.87
5	New York	$160,880	$77.35
6	Oregon	$155,780	$74.89
7	New Hampshire	$150,960	$72.58
8	Alaska	$150,700	$72.45
9	Vermont	$150,490	$72.35
10	Massachusetts	$142,410	$68.47
11	Montana	$141,470	$68.02
12	Minnesota	$141,190	$67.88
13	Rhode Island	$139,930	$67.27
14	New Mexico	$139,920	$67.27
15	Connecticut	$139,860	$67.24
16	Delaware	$139,350	$67.00
17	Maryland	$137,560	$66.13
18	Oklahoma	$136,550	$65.65
19	Wyoming	$136,080	$65.42
20	Virginia	$135,940	$65.36
21	District of Columbia	$135,140	$64.97
22	Missouri	$135,130	$64.96
23	Iowa	$134,770	$64.79
24	Utah	$134,740	$64.78
25	Nevada	$134,660	$64.74
26	Arizona	$134,650	$64.73
27	Texas	$134,550	$64.69
28	Colorado	$134,540	$64.68
29	Wisconsin	$133,950	$64.40
30	Idaho	$133,790	$64.32
31	North Dakota	$133,450	$64.16
32	South Dakota	$133,200	$64.04
33	Nebraska	$133,040	$63.96
34	Ohio	$132,090	$63.51
35	Indiana	$132,050	$63.49
36	Illinois	$131,950	$63.44
37	Michigan	$131,510	$63.23
38	Maine	$131,170	$63.06
39	Florida	$129,620	$62.32
40	North Carolina	$129,360	$62.19
41	Louisiana	$128,870	$61.96
42	West Virginia	$128,610	$61.83
43	Pennsylvania	$127,070	$61.09
44	Kansas	$125,640	$60.41
45	South Carolina	$122,490	$58.89
46	Kentucky	$120,760	$58.06
47	Arkansas	$118,430	$56.94
48	Tennessee	$118,240	$56.85
49	Georgia	$115,390	$55.48
50	Mississippi	$105,920	$50.92
51	Alabama	$104,960	$50.46