The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $86,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,220.
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 | $110,290 | 7.59% | 13.21% |
| 2016 | $101,920 | 5.49% | - |
| 2015 | $96,320 | 0.89% | - |
| 2014 | $95,460 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $94,840 | -0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $95,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $110,290 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.