The highest-paying states for physician assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of physician assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $142,520, California is the highest paying state for physician assistants. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $142,240). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of physician assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $142,520 |
$85,050 | 15,540 |
| 2 | Nevada | $142,240 |
$64,730 | 1,260 |
| 3 | Washington | $139,030 |
$111,810 | 3,040 |
| 4 | Alaska | $136,400 |
$47,530 | 430 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $135,310 |
$107,250 | 2,820 |
| 6 | New York | $134,360 |
$103,200 | 14,790 |
| 7 | Oregon | $132,660 |
$107,490 | 1,580 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $132,280 |
$100,730 | 940 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $132,210 |
$90,350 | 3,300 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $131,720 |
$103,900 | 340 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $128,960 |
$102,010 | 4,660 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $128,170 |
$80,650 | 390 |
| 13 | Montana | $128,120 |
$102,470 | 700 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $127,880 |
$87,340 | 690 |
| 15 | Vermont | $127,650 |
$102,260 | 330 |
| 16 | Texas | $127,330 |
$96,340 | 8,930 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $127,140 |
$68,090 | 580 |
| 18 | Maine | $126,930 |
$101,070 | 770 |
| 19 | Illinois | $126,460 |
$98,950 | 2,580 |
| 20 | Delaware | $126,320 |
$99,830 | 640 |
| 21 | Arizona | $126,240 |
$76,490 | 3,280 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $126,050 |
$37,820 | 1,380 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $125,750 |
$88,370 | 310 |
| 24 | Iowa | $125,240 |
$93,000 | 1,140 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $124,440 |
$102,010 | 3,530 |
| 26 | Utah | $123,320 |
$96,010 | 1,750 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $123,030 |
$101,040 | 2,830 |
| 28 | Colorado | $122,640 |
$91,040 | 2,770 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $122,550 |
$98,610 | 570 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $121,980 |
$97,490 | 7,150 |
| 31 | Hawaii | $121,740 |
$47,940 | 270 |
| 32 | Idaho | $121,590 |
$57,870 | 1,050 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $120,260 |
$95,950 | 1,410 |
| 34 | Indiana | $119,610 |
$94,720 | 1,560 |
| 35 | Virginia | $119,440 |
$86,310 | 4,230 |
| 36 | Maryland | $118,390 |
$70,130 | 3,720 |
| 37 | Michigan | $115,520 |
$89,980 | 5,370 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $115,400 |
$92,050 | 1,830 |
| 39 | Ohio | $114,250 |
$71,480 | 3,280 |
| 40 | Missouri | $109,540 |
$81,360 | 1,100 |
| 41 | Florida | $109,160 |
$42,980 | 8,480 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $109,100 |
$85,160 | 530 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $109,100 |
$76,960 | 6,400 |
| 44 | Georgia | $108,490 |
$52,080 | 4,950 |
| 45 | Kansas | $108,090 |
$88,490 | 870 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $105,840 |
$74,570 | 1,150 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $104,400 |
$79,950 | 1,980 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $104,260 |
$61,420 | 1,730 |
| 49 | Alabama | $91,580 |
$66,310 | 760 |
| 50 | Guam | $90,890 |
$36,360 | 30 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $58,910 |
$40,190 | 360 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $49,780 |
$29,850 | 840 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $31,150 |
$28,960 | 40 |