The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $84,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $155,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $190,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $190,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,560.
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 | $127,440 | -27.46% | 22.03% |
| 2021 | $162,440 | 26.03% | - |
| 2020 | $120,160 | -1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $122,240 | 4.35% | - |
| 2018 | $116,920 | 1.77% | - |
| 2017 | $114,850 | 0.63% | - |
| 2016 | $114,130 | -4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $119,740 | -5.01% | - |
| 2014 | $125,740 | 20.18% | - |
| 2013 | $100,370 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $99,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,440 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 50.0 percent (50.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.