The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $117,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $117,500.
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 | $135,980 | 4.17% | 27.54% |
| 2021 | $130,310 | 6.38% | - |
| 2020 | $122,000 | 5.73% | - |
| 2019 | $115,010 | 0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $114,820 | 5.00% | - |
| 2017 | $109,080 | 9.67% | - |
| 2016 | $98,530 | 2.95% | - |
| 2015 | $95,620 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $98,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,980 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.