10 highest paying states for physician assistants

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $119,460, and PAs in Rhode Island earn the highest pay on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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PAs in every state made more in 2021 than in 2020, according to the report. Here are the top 10 states where PAs have the highest average annual salary:

1. Rhode Island: $146,880

2. Alaska: $145,830

3. Connecticut: $141,790

4. New Jersey: $140,080

5. New Hampshire: $137,330

6. California: $136,920

7. Washington: $136,130

8. New Mexico: $132,370

9. New York: $131,810

10. Oregon: $130,000

Click here for a full list of PA pay in all 50 states.

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