The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $86,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,060 | 4.94% | 28.98% |
| 2021 | $101,770 | -1.29% | - |
| 2020 | $103,080 | 2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $100,370 | -3.49% | - |
| 2018 | $103,870 | 2.38% | - |
| 2017 | $101,400 | 5.70% | - |
| 2016 | $95,620 | 9.80% | - |
| 2015 | $86,250 | 9.59% | - |
| 2014 | $77,980 | 0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $77,550 | 1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $76,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,060 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |