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Physician Assistant Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physician Assistants in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$95,360
25th Percentile Wage
$102,800
50th Percentile Wage
$125,360
75th Percentile Wage
$132,930
90th Percentile Wage
$158,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $95,360.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$125,360
14.30% 30.26%
2021
$107,430
-0.70% -
2020
$108,180
3.69% -
2019
$104,190
2.83% -
2018
$101,240
2.15% -
2017
$99,060
3.29% -
2016
$95,800
2.27% -
2015
$93,630
1.46% -
2014
$92,260
1.86% -
2013
$90,540
3.43% -
2012
$87,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Physician Assistant Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,360 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Rochester is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$135,000
Glens Falls
$132,740
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$132,640
Binghamton
$128,330
Rochester
$125,360
Watertown-Fort Drum
$124,990
Kingston
$124,790
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$123,050
Syracuse
$121,500
Ithaca
$121,480
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$119,220
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$117,190
Nassau-Suffolk
$117,110
Elmira
$109,040
Utica-Rome
$108,600
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$107,940
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$101,990
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$100,080
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$98,440

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.