The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $84,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,590.
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 | $117,110 | 3.77% | 12.74% |
| 2016 | $112,690 | 5.59% | - |
| 2015 | $106,390 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $104,640 | 1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $102,850 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $102,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,110 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Nassau-Suffolk is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.