The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $88,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $115,140 | 0.97% | 26.95% |
| 2019 | $114,020 | -1.89% | - |
| 2018 | $116,170 | 17.38% | - |
| 2015 | $95,980 | 6.67% | - |
| 2014 | $89,580 | 2.71% | - |
| 2013 | $87,150 | 3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $84,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $115,140, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is the second highest paying city for physician assistants in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Huntington-Ashland (median annual salary of $119,700). Compared with Huntington-Ashland, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Winchester | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Cumberland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Wheeling | |
| Beckley | |
| Morgantown | |
| Weirton-Steubenville |