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Physician Assistant Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physician Assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$78,290
25th Percentile Wage
$93,320
50th Percentile Wage
$109,830
75th Percentile Wage
$127,260
90th Percentile Wage
$147,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$109,830
2.70% 2.19%
2013
$106,860
-0.52% -
2012
$107,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Physician Assistant Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,830 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 37.8 percent (37.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$176,460
Napa
$173,460
Vallejo-Fairfield
$171,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$161,680
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$160,430
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$158,310
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$156,670
Modesto
$154,980
El Centro
$154,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$153,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$148,550
Yuba City
$145,550
Chico
$144,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$144,260
Hanford-Corcoran
$141,440
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$141,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$140,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$140,330
Fresno
$140,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$139,900
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$139,190
Redding
$136,490
Salinas
$136,230
Madera-Chowchilla
$136,230
Visalia-Porterville
$135,500
Merced
$132,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$131,350
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$130,980
Stockton
$127,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$126,360
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$126,090
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$120,410
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$109,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$105,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$98,930
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$92,530