The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $91,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $125,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,340.
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 | $130,980 | 1.75% | 26.37% |
| 2021 | $128,690 | 12.25% | - |
| 2020 | $112,930 | -5.15% | - |
| 2019 | $118,750 | 4.65% | - |
| 2018 | $113,230 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $110,550 | 1.27% | - |
| 2016 | $109,150 | 4.15% | - |
| 2015 | $104,620 | 3.26% | - |
| 2014 | $101,210 | 5.45% | - |
| 2013 | $95,690 | -0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $96,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.