The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $123,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $123,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $123,150.
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 | $126,090 | 1.23% | 14.93% |
| 2021 | $124,540 | -4.84% | - |
| 2020 | $130,570 | 9.52% | - |
| 2019 | $118,140 | 8.11% | - |
| 2018 | $108,560 | 11.03% | - |
| 2017 | $96,590 | -11.06% | - |
| 2016 | $107,270 | 6.67% | - |
| 2015 | $100,120 | -7.14% | - |
| 2012 | $107,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,090 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.