The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $39,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $105,870 | 10.07% | -2.50% |
| 2016 | $95,210 | 4.75% | - |
| 2015 | $90,690 | -3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $93,900 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $94,590 | -14.73% | - |
| 2012 | $108,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,870 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 40.0 percent (40.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.