The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $85,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $151,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $151,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,290.
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 | $123,050 | 1.24% | 28.12% |
| 2021 | $121,530 | 4.24% | - |
| 2020 | $116,380 | 0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $115,670 | 0.03% | - |
| 2018 | $115,640 | 6.00% | - |
| 2017 | $108,700 | 5.57% | - |
| 2016 | $102,650 | 8.31% | - |
| 2015 | $94,120 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $93,490 | 2.09% | - |
| 2013 | $91,540 | 3.38% | - |
| 2012 | $88,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $123,050 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.