The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $83,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $126,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,730.
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 | $135,500 | 5.82% | 30.15% |
| 2021 | $127,610 | 8.50% | - |
| 2020 | $116,760 | -5.40% | - |
| 2019 | $123,070 | 1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $121,340 | 0.20% | - |
| 2017 | $121,100 | 3.38% | - |
| 2016 | $117,010 | -3.67% | - |
| 2015 | $121,300 | 9.28% | - |
| 2014 | $110,040 | 6.04% | - |
| 2013 | $103,390 | 8.46% | - |
| 2012 | $94,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,500 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Visalia-Porterville is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.