The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $104,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,000.
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 | $108,730 | 8.14% | 19.95% |
| 2021 | $99,880 | -10.29% | - |
| 2020 | $110,160 | 4.20% | - |
| 2019 | $105,530 | 3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $102,070 | 2.59% | - |
| 2017 | $99,430 | 2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $96,610 | 0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $95,950 | 6.21% | - |
| 2014 | $89,990 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $89,100 | 2.31% | - |
| 2012 | $87,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,730 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Durham-Chapel Hill is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.