The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $68,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,180.
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 | $91,580 | 12.32% | 9.28% |
| 2021 | $80,300 | -9.44% | - |
| 2020 | $87,880 | -1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $88,770 | -7.51% | - |
| 2018 | $95,440 | -5.54% | - |
| 2017 | $100,730 | -3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $104,390 | 8.79% | - |
| 2015 | $95,210 | 6.47% | - |
| 2014 | $89,050 | 4.54% | - |
| 2013 | $85,010 | 2.27% | - |
| 2012 | $83,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,580 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Birmingham-Hoover is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals and 44.9 percent (44.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Auburn-Opelika.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Dothan | |
| Auburn-Opelika |