The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $78,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $122,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $162,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,260.
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 | $139,900 | 10.95% | 27.09% |
| 2021 | $124,580 | -0.86% | - |
| 2020 | $125,650 | 1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $123,630 | 6.11% | - |
| 2018 | $116,080 | 5.04% | - |
| 2017 | $110,230 | 7.47% | - |
| 2016 | $102,000 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $98,560 | -3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $102,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $139,900 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.