The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach 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 | $36,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,850.
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 | $96,290 | -27.06% | -8.72% |
| 2021 | $122,350 | 21.19% | - |
| 2020 | $96,420 | 4.94% | - |
| 2019 | $91,660 | 5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $86,480 | -13.47% | - |
| 2017 | $98,130 | -5.21% | - |
| 2016 | $103,240 | 5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $97,680 | -7.77% | - |
| 2013 | $105,270 | 0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $104,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,290 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Homosassa Springs and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.