The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $99,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124,750 | -4.26% | 36.91% |
| 2021 | $130,070 | 9.21% | - |
| 2020 | $118,090 | 25.28% | - |
| 2019 | $88,240 | 10.80% | - |
| 2018 | $78,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $124,750, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $126,070). Compared with Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles |