Here are the median annual wages for physician assistants for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., listed in descending order of pay.
Note: The list includes a tie.
1. California: $142,520
2. Nevada: $142,240
3. Washington: $139,030
4. Alaska: $136,400
5. Connecticut: $135,310
6. New York: $134,360
7. Oregon: $132,660
8. New Hampshire: $132,280
9. Massachusetts: $132,210
10. Wyoming: $131,720
11. New Jersey: $128,960
12. Rhode Island: $128,170
13. Montana: $128,120
14. New Mexico: $127,880
15. Vermont: $127,650
16. Texas: $127,330
17. District of Columbia: $127,140
18. Maine: $126,930
19. Illinois: $126,460
20. Delaware: $126,320
21. Arizona: $126,240
22. Oklahoma: $126,050
23. North Dakota: $125,750
24. Iowa: $125,240
25. Minnesota: $124,440
26. Utah: $123,320
27. Wisconsin: $123,030
28. Colorado: $122,640
29. South Dakota: $122,550
30. North Carolina: $121,980
31. Hawaii: $121,740
32. Idaho: $121,590
33. Nebraska: $120,260
34. Indiana: $119,610
35. Virginia: $119,440
36. Maryland: $118,390
37. Michigan: $115,520
38. Louisiana: $115,400
39. Ohio: $114,250
40. Missouri: $109,540
41. Florida: $109,160
42. West Virginia: $109,100
42. Pennsylvania: $109,100
44. Georgia: $108,490
45. Kansas: $108,090
46. Kentucky: $105,840
47. Tennessee: $104,400
48. South Carolina: $104,260
49. Alabama: $91,580
50. Mississippi: $58,910
51. Arkansas: $49,780
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