The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $56,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,360 | -0.20% | 16.44% |
| 2016 | $106,570 | 1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $104,710 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $104,710 | 13.58% | - |
| 2013 | $90,490 | 1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $88,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,360 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner and 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Peabody | |
| Framingham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham |