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Physician Assistant Salary in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia

The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physician Assistants in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$90,390
25th Percentile Wage	$98,550
50th Percentile Wage	$116,020
75th Percentile Wage	$130,040
90th Percentile Wage	$165,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $90,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$116,020	12.99%	15.06%
2021	$100,950	21.81%	-
2020	$78,930	1.13%	-
2019	$78,040	-19.75%	-
2018	$93,450	-6.08%	-
2017	$99,130	0.59%	-
2016	$98,550	1.37%	-
2015	$97,200	3.62%	-
2014	$93,680	5.28%	-
2013	$88,730	-11.07%	-
2012	$98,550	-	-

Table 2. Compare Physician Assistant Salary in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area with Other Georgia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,020 in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Georgia. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying South Georgia nonmetropolitan area and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$129,380
Gainesville	$127,520
Warner Robins	$123,940
Athens-Clarke County	$123,690
Rome	$118,090
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$116,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	$115,450
Savannah	$108,310
Macon	$108,120
Valdosta	$106,630
Columbus	$106,350
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$106,100
Albany	$102,520
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$101,090