The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $110,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $126,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $140,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $151,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $140,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $110,630.
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 | $140,330 | 6.48% | 11.49% |
| 2021 | $131,240 | -3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $135,490 | 8.58% | - |
| 2019 | $123,860 | 1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $122,420 | 7.17% | - |
| 2017 | $113,640 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $111,490 | 12.76% | - |
| 2015 | $97,260 | -11.98% | - |
| 2014 | $108,910 | -13.50% | - |
| 2013 | $123,610 | -0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $124,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $140,330 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.