The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in California-Lexington Park 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 | $95,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $112,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $95,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $122,570 | 2.96% | 8.24% |
| 2017 | $118,940 | 5.44% | - |
| 2016 | $112,470 | 21.75% | - |
| 2015 | $88,010 | -27.79% | - |
| 2012 | $112,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,570, California-Lexington Park is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $127,170). Compared with Baltimore-Towson, the median annual salary of physician assistants in California-Lexington Park is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Salisbury | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |