The AAPA surveyed 13,088 physician assistants to compile the report.
Three details to know:
1. Physician assistants who work in emergency medicine earn the most out of any specialty at $116,964.
2. Pay increased 1 percent compared to last year’s report, which showed physician assistants earned $105,000.
3. Half of physician assistants working full time received a bonus, reporting it was $5,500 or more.
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