Average Physician Assistant Salary 2026
Live Physician Assistant salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 15 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.
How much does a Physician Assistant make?
$102,000median, per year (model estimate)
$79,000–$133,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
18,998live Physician Assistant postings
2%remote-friendly
DeUnemployment currently indexes 18,998 live Physician Assistant jobs and estimates that a typical Physician Assistant earns roughly $79,000–$133,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $102,000/yr. About 2% of current postings are remote-friendly.
Where the Physician Assistant jobs are
The places with the most live openings right now: California (645) · Texas (475) · Ohio (372) · Florida (324) · New York (317) · Remote (266) · Delaware (208) · Illinois (206). Top 8 of 14 places.
Who is hiring Physician Assistants
Employers with the most live Physician Assistant postings right now: Erm, Freudenberg, Ubisoft2, Recruiting.Ultipro.Com:Han1010:23251fd7 9d41 1433 Ed09, Gapinc.
A sample of live Physician Assistant openings
Universityhealthnetwork
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Company Description UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princes
Guidehealth
Atlanta, GA, United States
Company Description WHO IS GUIDEHEALTH? Guidehealth is a data-powered, performance-driven healthcare company dedicated to operational excellence. Our goal is to make great healthcare affordable, improve the health of pat
Universityhealthnetwork
Toronto, ON, Canada
Company Description UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, P
Guidehealth
Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Company Description WHO IS GUIDEHEALTH? Guidehealth is a data-powered, performance-driven healthcare company dedicated to operational excellence. Our goal is to make great healthcare affordable, improve the health of pat
Universityhealthnetwork
Toronto, ON, Canada
Company Description UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princes
Universityhealthnetwork
Toronto, ON, Canada
Company Description UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princes
How the Physician Assistant pay estimate is built
The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,271 most relevant Physician Assistant postings we sampled, 1,271 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.
Salary questions about Physician Assistant jobs
How much do Physician Assistants earn?
Typical pay for a Physician Assistant currently runs roughly $79,000–$133,000/yr, with a median around $102,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.
How many Physician Assistant jobs are there?
There are currently 18,998 live Physician Assistant jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.
What is the average pay for a Physician Assistant?
The median pay for a Physician Assistant is about $102,000/yr, based on our live index of 18,998 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.
What is the Physician Assistant pay scale?
The Physician Assistant pay scale runs from roughly $79,000 at the 10th percentile to $133,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.
Are there remote Physician Assistant jobs?
About 2% of current Physician Assistant postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.
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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.
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