The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $84,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $119,750 | 3.03% | 15.54% |
| 2016 | $116,120 | 1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $114,110 | 3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $110,070 | 0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $109,490 | 7.63% | - |
| 2012 | $101,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,750 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.