Physician assistants in Nevada, the highest-paying state for the profession, earn an average of $154,800 each year. In Arkansas, the lowest-paying state, they earn an average of $88,720.
Here are the 10 highest-paying states for physician assistants, listed with the average annual salary in each:
- Nevada: $154,800
- California: $153,960
- Washington: $152,800
- Connecticut: $149,300
- Alaska: $148,480
- New Jersey: $148,350
- Oregon: $141,810
- Vermont: $139,850
- Wyoming: $139,060
- New York: $138,410
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