The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $126,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $142,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $176,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $208,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $227,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $227,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $176,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $126,240.
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 | $176,460 | 5.42% | 41.23% |
| 2021 | $166,900 | 8.68% | - |
| 2020 | $152,410 | 16.82% | - |
| 2019 | $126,770 | 2.15% | - |
| 2018 | $124,040 | -0.18% | - |
| 2017 | $124,260 | -2.37% | - |
| 2016 | $127,200 | 4.47% | - |
| 2015 | $121,510 | 3.48% | - |
| 2014 | $117,280 | 6.44% | - |
| 2013 | $109,730 | 5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $103,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $176,460, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for physician assistants in state of California, followed by Napa (median annual salary $173,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of physician assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Napa.