The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $79,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $128,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $141,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $141,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,810.
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 | $141,080 | 3.13% | 14.09% |
| 2021 | $136,660 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $133,600 | 1.03% | - |
| 2019 | $132,220 | -5.26% | - |
| 2018 | $139,170 | -0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $139,500 | 10.04% | - |
| 2016 | $125,490 | 4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $120,320 | -2.30% | - |
| 2014 | $123,090 | -6.79% | - |
| 2013 | $131,450 | 7.80% | - |
| 2012 | $121,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $141,080 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.