The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $102,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $116,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $102,480.
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 | $131,650 | 3.08% | 32.05% |
| 2021 | $127,590 | 15.93% | - |
| 2020 | $107,260 | -6.96% | - |
| 2019 | $114,720 | 4.90% | - |
| 2018 | $109,100 | -6.48% | - |
| 2017 | $116,170 | 4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $110,380 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $106,880 | 8.39% | - |
| 2014 | $97,910 | 0.94% | - |
| 2013 | $96,990 | 7.76% | - |
| 2012 | $89,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $131,650 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.