The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $92,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $205,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $92,030.
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 | $137,230 | 27.01% | 25.69% |
| 2021 | $100,160 | -20.56% | - |
| 2020 | $120,750 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $117,330 | 1.44% | - |
| 2018 | $115,640 | 7.99% | - |
| 2017 | $106,400 | -0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $106,820 | 3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $102,880 | -2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $105,390 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $103,810 | 1.76% | - |
| 2012 | $101,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $137,230 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 53.6 percent (53.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.