Physician assistant salary by state — Alaska is No. 1 at $150,430

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $116,080, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey, released March 31.

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Physician assistants have the highest average annual salary in Alaska and the lowest in Kentucky.

Here is the average annual salary for PAs by state, in descending order.

1. Alaska: $150,430

2. Connecticut: $146,110

3. Rhode Island: $135,800 

4. California: $135,180

5. Nevada: $134,710

6. New Jersey: $131,210

7. Vermont: $128,050

8. .New York: $126,370

9. Washington: $129,910

10. New Hampshire: $124,080

11. New Mexico: $123,620

12. Minnesota: $122,280

13. North Dakota: $119,270

14. Oregon: $119,050

15. Oklahoma: $118,130

16. Idaho: $117,960

17. Massachusetts: $117,830

18. Iowa: $117,770

19. Wyoming: $117,660

20. Maine: $117,180

21. Montana: $117,100

22. Hawaii: $115,710

23. Maryland: $114,970

24. Arizona: $113,850

25. Wisconsin: $113,830

26. West Virginia: $113,770

27. Nebraska: $113,240

28. North Carolina: $112,510

29. Texas: $112,200

30. Delaware: $112,020

31. Michigan: $111,050

32. Colorado: $110,370

33. llinois: $110,190

34. Kansas: $109,640

35. South Dakota: $109,290

36. Florida: $108,820

37. Utah: $108,620

38. Virginia: $108,040

39. Ohio: $107,600

40. Pennsylvania: $107,520

41. Georgia: $104,230

42. South Carolina: $103,150

43. Indiana: $102,030

44. Arkansas: $101,740

45. Tennessee: $101,640

46. Missouri: $94,020

47. Louisiana: $93,770

48. Alabama: $88,500

49. Mississippi: $85,380

50. Kentucky: $79,390

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