Physician Assistants Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Physician Assistants salaries across 51 states

$136,050

National Average (Median)

$165,690

Highest: New Jersey

$104,960

Lowest: Alabama

Physician Assistants Salary by State

Compare Physician Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$104,960

$165,690

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $104,960 AK $150,700 AZ $134,650 AR $118,430 CA $165,650 CO $134,540 CT $139,860 DE $139,350 DC $135,140 FL $129,620 GA $115,390 HI $164,050 ID $133,790 IL $131,950 IN $132,050 IA $134,770 KS $125,640 KY $120,760 LA $128,870 ME $131,170 MD $137,560 MA $142,410 MI $131,510 MN $141,190 MS $105,920 MO $135,130 MT $141,470 NE $133,040 NV $134,660 NH $150,960 NJ $165,690 NM $139,920 NY $160,880 NC $129,360 ND $133,450 OH $132,090 OK $136,550 OR $155,780 PA $127,070 RI $139,930 SC $122,490 SD $133,200 TN $118,240 TX $134,550 UT $134,740 VT $150,490 VA $135,940 WA $164,360 WV $128,610 WI $133,950 WY $136,080

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

New Jersey

$165,690

California

$165,650

Washington

$164,360

Hawaii

$164,050

New York

$160,880

Physician Assistants Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	New Jersey	$165,690	$162,100	4,790
2	California	$165,650	$169,110	13,600
3	Washington	$164,360	$164,430	3,540
4	Hawaii	$164,050	$146,780	530
5	New York	$160,880	$155,150	19,140
6	Oregon	$155,780	$155,300	2,250
7	New Hampshire	$150,960	$150,150	1,060
8	Alaska	$150,700	$148,080	700
9	Vermont	$150,490	$152,520	410
10	Massachusetts	$142,410	$146,480	4,470
11	Montana	$141,470	$140,800	600
12	Minnesota	$141,190	$147,630	3,660
13	Rhode Island	$139,930	$146,630	810
14	New Mexico	$139,920	$134,670	700
15	Connecticut	$139,860	$146,930	3,570
16	Delaware	$139,350	$143,840	860
17	Maryland	$137,560	$139,740	2,950
18	Oklahoma	$136,550	$138,700	1,770
19	Wyoming	$136,080	$137,320	330
20	Virginia	$135,940	$142,630	4,340
21	District of Columbia	$135,140	$146,230	470
22	Missouri	$135,130	$137,710	2,300
23	Iowa	$134,770	$139,870	1,200
24	Utah	$134,740	$132,530	1,610
25	Nevada	$134,660	$135,790	1,090
26	Arizona	$134,650	$140,850	3,750
27	Texas	$134,550	$135,850	10,110
28	Colorado	$134,540	$139,580	3,270
29	Wisconsin	$133,950	$136,750	3,580
30	Idaho	$133,790	$132,540	1,320
31	North Dakota	$133,450	$130,930	510
32	South Dakota	$133,200	$131,910	680
33	Nebraska	$133,040	$132,810	1,330
34	Ohio	$132,090	$136,560	4,900
35	Indiana	$132,050	$144,260	2,110
36	Illinois	$131,950	$131,880	3,790
37	Michigan	$131,510	$132,140	6,310
38	Maine	$131,170	$134,690	1,030
39	Florida	$129,620	$134,470	9,310
40	North Carolina	$129,360	$130,030	7,490
41	Louisiana	$128,870	$130,290	1,360
42	West Virginia	$128,610	$128,830	1,080
43	Pennsylvania	$127,070	$125,160	9,020
44	Kansas	$125,640	$127,240	890
45	South Carolina	$122,490	$120,720	2,250
46	Kentucky	$120,760	$119,990	1,360
47	Arkansas	$118,430	$118,430	850
48	Tennessee	$118,240	$117,300	2,240
49	Georgia	$115,390	$112,090	5,610
50	Mississippi	$105,920	$106,820	320
51	Alabama	$104,960	$110,860	930

Physician Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Physician Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS