The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $40,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,250.
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 | $104,890 | 5.13% | 12.07% |
| 2021 | $99,510 | 5.87% | - |
| 2020 | $93,670 | -3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $96,910 | 2.13% | - |
| 2018 | $94,850 | -2.09% | - |
| 2017 | $96,830 | 2.11% | - |
| 2016 | $94,790 | 9.03% | - |
| 2015 | $86,230 | 1.36% | - |
| 2014 | $85,060 | 7.83% | - |
| 2013 | $78,400 | -17.64% | - |
| 2012 | $92,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,890 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Augusta-Richmond County.