The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $29,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,850.
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 | $35,400 | -30.68% | -134.35% |
| 2021 | $46,260 | -125.44% | - |
| 2020 | $104,290 | 8.54% | - |
| 2019 | $95,380 | -7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $102,770 | 16.87% | - |
| 2017 | $85,430 | 3.48% | - |
| 2016 | $82,460 | 9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $74,780 | -4.56% | - |
| 2014 | $78,190 | 39.34% | - |
| 2013 | $47,430 | -74.91% | - |
| 2012 | $82,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,400 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 61.3 percent (61.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |