The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $82,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $133,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $160,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $181,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $160,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,720.
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 | $160,430 | -2.61% | 38.83% |
| 2021 | $164,620 | 8.35% | - |
| 2020 | $150,880 | 10.88% | - |
| 2019 | $134,470 | 9.76% | - |
| 2018 | $121,340 | 1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $119,910 | -3.99% | - |
| 2016 | $124,690 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $120,590 | 3.72% | - |
| 2014 | $116,100 | 7.50% | - |
| 2013 | $107,390 | 8.61% | - |
| 2012 | $98,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $160,430 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.