The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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 | $78,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,000.
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 | $84,460 | -26.07% | 8.93% |
| 2021 | $106,480 | -0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $107,110 | -0.03% | - |
| 2019 | $107,140 | 5.89% | - |
| 2018 | $100,830 | 5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $95,220 | 19.22% | - |
| 2016 | $76,920 | 4.85% | - |
| 2015 | $73,190 | -5.10% | - |
| 2012 | $76,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,460, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is the lowest paying city for physician assistants in state of Hawaii, following city of Urban Honolulu (median annual salary of $133,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Urban Honolulu.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Honolulu | |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina |