The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $64,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,420.
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 | $106,340 | 5.01% | 17.80% |
| 2021 | $101,010 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $99,400 | 10.78% | - |
| 2019 | $88,680 | -1.07% | - |
| 2018 | $89,630 | 4.94% | - |
| 2017 | $85,200 | -5.16% | - |
| 2016 | $89,600 | 10.92% | - |
| 2015 | $79,820 | -3.23% | - |
| 2014 | $82,400 | -3.22% | - |
| 2013 | $85,050 | -2.77% | - |
| 2012 | $87,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,340, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $106,350). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .0 percent (.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Clarksville | |
| Knoxville | |
| Jackson | |
| Johnson City | |
| Cleveland | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |