The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $76,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,970.
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 | $117,620 | -3.85% | 27.01% |
| 2021 | $122,150 | 6.15% | - |
| 2020 | $114,640 | 0.00% | - |
| 2019 | $114,640 | -3.10% | - |
| 2018 | $118,190 | -1.51% | - |
| 2017 | $119,970 | 4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $114,000 | 6.55% | - |
| 2015 | $106,530 | 7.86% | - |
| 2014 | $98,160 | 0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $97,940 | 12.34% | - |
| 2012 | $85,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,620 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Homosassa Springs and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.