Physician Assistants Salary in the US
A physician assistants earns a national median of $135,880 a year (mean $141,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #52 of 825.
How much does a physician assistants earn in the US?
A physician assistants in the United States earns a median of $135,880 a year (mean $141,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 162,150 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1071), ranked #52 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$135,880
per year
Mean
$141,280
per year
Employment
162,150
US workers
National rank
#52
of 825 by median
What a physician assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a physician assistants (SOC 29-1071) earns a median annual wage of $135,880 and a mean (average) of $141,280. The median is the midpoint — half of physician assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a physician assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for physician assistants is $135,880, and the mean (average) is $141,280. The median is the midpoint — half of physician assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does physician assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $135,880, a physician assistants earns 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many physician assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 162,150 physician assistants employed nationally (SOC 29-1071), across all industries.
- Where does this physician assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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