Nationwide, the report found that male PAs earn an average of $19,802 more than their female colleagues.
The NCCPA’s 2023 Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs by State examines PA roles across the U.S., including practice disciplines, settings and locations, job satisfaction, burnout and pay. From January 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023, about 150,000 board-certified PAs provided responses for the report.
Here is average 2023 annual PA income by gender and state, per the report:
Note: PAs estimated their total income in the last calendar year from all PA positions combined.
Alabama
Female: $106,405
Male: $130,202
Alaska
Female: $128,946
Male: $140,798
Arizona
Female: $120,223
Male: $144,274
Arkansas
Female: $107,955
Male: $132,584
California
Female: $136,723
Male: $156,206
Colorado
Female: $110,533
Male: $130,728
Connecticut
Female: $129,217
Male: $150,415
Delaware
Female: $115,725
Male: $137,095
District of Columbia
Female: $126,227
Male: $140,000
Florida
Female: $115,743
Male: $134,517
Georgia
Female: $117,123
Male: $138,314
Hawaii
Female: $119,902
Male: $136,333
Idaho
Female: $113,007
Male: $136,170
Illinois
Female: $115,186
Male: $135,159
Indiana
Female: $110,855
Male: $128,358
Iowa
Female: $116,429
Male: $139,493
Kansas
Female: $111,658
Male: $129,316
Kentucky
Female: $108,140
Male: $126,717
Louisiana
Female: $112,735
Male: $136,437
Maine
Female: $112,032
Male: $131,643
Maryland
Female: $119,688
Male: $137,573
Massachusetts
Female: $123,250
Male: $138,604
Michigan
Female: $108,808
Male: $128,333
Minnesota
Female: $119,974
Male: $136,740
Mississippi
Female: $112,500
Male: $130,106
Missouri
Female: $111,642
Male: $132,409
Montana
Female: $113,798
Male: $130,337
Nebraska
Female: $110,202
Male: $134,477
Nevada
Female: $128,373
Male: $149,683
New Hampshire
Female: $117,216
Male: $135,207
New Jersey
Female: $127,803
Male: $147,441
New Mexico
Female: $115,805
Male: $132,203
New York
Female: $124,779
Male: $144,572
North Carolina
Female: $112,096
Male: $130,617
North Dakota
Female: $117,100
Male: $136,642
Ohio
Female: $109,774
Male: $127,841
Oklahoma
Female: $118,441
Male: $144,218
Oregon
Female: $124,494
Male: $141,473
Pennsylvania
Female: $109,364
Male: $126,684
Rhode Island
Female: $124,796
Male: $137,609
South Carolina
Female: $109,792
Male: $132,199
South Dakota
Female: $113,277
Male: $130,842
Tennessee
Female: $107,646
Male: $128,050
Texas
Female: $118,469
Male: $139,588
Utah
Female: $110,961
Male: $134,128
Vermont
Female: $111,747
Male: $125,962
Virginia
Female: $115,922
Male: $134,340
Washington
Female: $126,683
Male: $143,602
West Virginia
Female: $109,522
Male: $129,228
Wisconsin
Female: $111,692
Male: $129,483
Wyoming
Female: $108,741
Male: $133,349
