The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $122,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $122,480.
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 | $137,670 | 4.43% | 17.67% |
| 2021 | $131,570 | 11.15% | - |
| 2020 | $116,900 | 1.92% | - |
| 2019 | $114,660 | -1.97% | - |
| 2018 | $116,920 | -5.35% | - |
| 2017 | $123,180 | 3.86% | - |
| 2016 | $118,420 | 6.49% | - |
| 2015 | $110,730 | 3.31% | - |
| 2014 | $107,060 | -4.60% | - |
| 2013 | $111,980 | -1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $113,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,670, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $147,520). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.