The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $103,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $111,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $103,970.
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 | $138,280 | 7.45% | 30.26% |
| 2021 | $127,980 | 8.99% | - |
| 2020 | $116,480 | 2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $113,420 | 2.90% | - |
| 2018 | $110,130 | 8.86% | - |
| 2017 | $100,370 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $99,350 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $98,390 | -6.19% | - |
| 2014 | $104,480 | 6.77% | - |
| 2013 | $97,410 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $96,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $138,280, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Beaumont-Port Arthur (median annual salary of $160,640). Compared with Beaumont-Port Arthur, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower.