The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 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 | $101,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $101,400.
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 | $123,510 | -2.96% | 26.23% |
| 2021 | $127,160 | 12.70% | - |
| 2020 | $111,010 | 8.19% | - |
| 2019 | $101,920 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $99,210 | 2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $96,730 | 0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $96,600 | 2.74% | - |
| 2015 | $93,950 | -2.99% | - |
| 2014 | $96,760 | 6.01% | - |
| 2013 | $90,940 | -0.19% | - |
| 2012 | $91,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $123,510, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $126,050). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.