The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $96,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,800.
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 | $107,150 | 7.34% | 23.82% |
| 2021 | $99,280 | 8.62% | - |
| 2020 | $90,720 | -7.41% | - |
| 2019 | $97,440 | 1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $96,230 | 2.48% | - |
| 2017 | $93,840 | 4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $90,070 | 2.38% | - |
| 2015 | $87,930 | 5.44% | - |
| 2014 | $83,150 | -1.61% | - |
| 2013 | $84,490 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $81,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,150 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Shreveport-Bossier City is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 53.8 percent (53.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake Charles.
| 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 |