Physician Assistants
United States. Estimated employment 162,150, with pages for 6 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1071
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$135,880 · 50th
$99,38010th
$120,67025th
$135,88050th
$163,98075th
$190,28090th
That is the median — half of physician assistants in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Physician Assistants page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $167,650 | 16,800 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $154,610 | 510 |
| Binghamton, NY | $146,120 | 200 |
| Utica, NY | $140,300 | 120 |
| Ithaca, NY | $138,920 | 230 |
| Albany, NY | $137,850 | 770 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 162,150 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1071, Physician Assistants. Mapped to our taxonomy as physician-assistants.
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