The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $81,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $127,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $156,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $182,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $224,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $224,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $156,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,050.
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 | $156,670 | -4.63% | 38.76% |
| 2021 | $163,920 | 20.42% | - |
| 2020 | $130,440 | 5.85% | - |
| 2019 | $122,810 | 1.17% | - |
| 2018 | $121,370 | 1.44% | - |
| 2017 | $119,620 | 4.00% | - |
| 2016 | $114,830 | -2.26% | - |
| 2015 | $117,430 | 6.79% | - |
| 2014 | $109,460 | 3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $106,170 | 9.63% | - |
| 2012 | $95,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $156,670 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.9 percent (40.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.