According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released on April 3, 2024, physician assistants/associates (PAs) in the U.S. earn an impressive average annual salary of $130,490, with a mean hourly wage of $62.74.
The latest American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) salary report showed a slight (5.8% NOT inflation adjusted) increase in projected PA salary from previous years to $127,000 per year or $61.06 per hour in 2023/2024 ($120,000/yr. in 2022, $115,000/yr. in 2021, $111,000/yr. in 2020, and $107,500/yr. in 2019).
Let's explore how these salary figures translate across different states when adjusted for the cost of living, providing a detailed look at where PAs can maximize their earnings concerning local living expenses.
Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) Pay for all 50 States Adjusted by Cost of Living - 2024
wdt_ID | State | wdt_created_by | Hourly Wage | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Annual wage | Annual Wage | COL Index | COL Adjusted |
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1 | Alabama | stephenpasquini | 46 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 96,210 | 0 | 89 | 108,348 |
2 | Alaska | stephenpasquini | 71 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 148,480 | 0 | 124 | 119,355 |
3 | Arizona | stephenpasquini | 64 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 132,210 | 0 | 107 | 123,326 |
4 | Arkansas | stephenpasquini | 43 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 88,720 | 0 | 90 | 98,318 |
5 | California | stephenpasquini | 74 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 153,960 | 0 | 135 | 114,460 |
6 | Colorado | stephenpasquini | 63 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 130,020 | 0 | 106 | 123,208 |
7 | Connecticut | stephenpasquini | 72 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 149,300 | 0 | 113 | 132,046 |
8 | Delaware | stephenpasquini | 66 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 136,270 | 0 | 103 | 132,791 |
9 | District of Columbia | stephenpasquini | 61 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 126,090 | 0 | 149 | 84,816 |
10 | Florida | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 121,780 | 0 | 102 | 119,088 |
11 | Georgia | stephenpasquini | 56 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 115,650 | 0 | 91 | 127,088 |
12 | Hawaii | stephenpasquini | 63 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 130,300 | 0 | 179 | 72,793 |
13 | Idaho | stephenpasquini | 55 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 113,870 | 0 | 106 | 107,342 |
14 | Illinois | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 122,720 | 0 | 91 | 135,154 |
15 | Indiana | stephenpasquini | 63 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 131,120 | 0 | 92 | 143,306 |
16 | Iowa | stephenpasquini | 62 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 129,230 | 0 | 90 | 143,990 |
17 | Kansas | stephenpasquini | 57 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 119,470 | 0 | 88 | 136,248 |
18 | Kentucky | stephenpasquini | 48 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 99,290 | 0 | 94 | 105,845 |
19 | Louisiana | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 123,280 | 0 | 92 | 133,913 |
20 | Maine | stephenpasquini | 64 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 132,790 | 0 | 112 | 119,111 |
21 | Maryland | stephenpasquini | 56 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 117,280 | 0 | 120 | 98,162 |
22 | Massachusetts | stephenpasquini | 64 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 132,550 | 0 | 148 | 89,304 |
23 | Michigan | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 122,220 | 0 | 93 | 131,803 |
24 | Minnesota | stephenpasquini | 65 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 134,870 | 0 | 94 | 143,337 |
25 | Mississippi | stephenpasquini | 52 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 107,125 | 0 | 85 | 125,585 |
26 | Missouri | stephenpasquini | 62 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 128,280 | 0 | 88 | 145,225 |
27 | Montana | stephenpasquini | 64 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 132,450 | 0 | 104 | 127,713 |
28 | Nebraska | stephenpasquini | 61 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 126,330 | 0 | 90 | 140,211 |
29 | Nevada | stephenpasquini | 74 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 154,800 | 0 | 101 | 152,816 |
30 | New Hampshire | stephenpasquini | 66 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 138,100 | 0 | 115 | 120,087 |
31 | New Jersey | stephenpasquini | 71 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 148,350 | 0 | 114 | 130,013 |
32 | New Mexico | stephenpasquini | 64 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 133,140 | 0 | 94 | 141,329 |
33 | New York | stephenpasquini | 67 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 138,410 | 0 | 125 | 110,621 |
34 | North Carolina | stephenpasquini | 60 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 123,860 | 0 | 96 | 128,868 |
35 | North Dakota | stephenpasquini | 61 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 127,350 | 0 | 95 | 134,583 |
36 | Ohio | stephenpasquini | 58 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 119,950 | 0 | 94 | 127,606 |
37 | Oklahoma | stephenpasquini | 60 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 124,120 | 0 | 86 | 144,326 |
38 | Oregon | stephenpasquini | 68 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 141,810 | 0 | 115 | 123,181 |
39 | Pennsylvania | stephenpasquini | 58 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 119,760 | 0 | 99 | 121,000 |
40 | Rhode Island | stephenpasquini | 63 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 131,460 | 0 | 111 | 118,975 |
41 | South Carolina | stephenpasquini | 55 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 114,310 | 0 | 97 | 118,460 |
42 | South Dakota | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 122,900 | 0 | 94 | 131,042 |
43 | Tennessee | stephenpasquini | 55 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 113,690 | 0 | 90 | 125,755 |
44 | Texas | stephenpasquini | 65 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 134,780 | 0 | 93 | 144,903 |
45 | Utah | stephenpasquini | 61 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 126,460 | 0 | 102 | 124,644 |
46 | Vermont | stephenpasquini | 67 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 139,850 | 0 | 115 | 121,637 |
47 | Virginia | stephenpasquini | 58 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 120,010 | 0 | 103 | 116,309 |
48 | Washington | stephenpasquini | 73 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 152,800 | 0 | 115 | 132,726 |
49 | West Virginia | stephenpasquini | 59 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 121,790 | 0 | 90 | 134,830 |
50 | Wisconsin | stephenpasquini | 61 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 127,770 | 0 | 95 | 134,495 |
51 | Wyoming | stephenpasquini | 67 | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | stephenpasquini | 05/01/2024 07:45 AM | 139,060 | 0 | 93 | 149,855 |
State | Hourly Wage | Annual wage | Annual Wage | COL Index | COL Adjusted |
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