Physician Assistants by metro

80 metros with a published OEWS median, location quotient, and percentile. U.S. median $135,880 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). National employment 162,150.

Metro	Score	Band	Median	LQ
Cleveland, OH	9.0	Hard	$135,860	0.70
Tulsa, OK	8.9	Hard	$134,380	0.73
Cincinnati, OH	8.7	Hard	$128,520	0.80
Richmond, VA	8.4	Hard	$126,810	0.90
Louisville, KY	8.1	Hard	$130,830	0.53
Washington, DC	8.1	Hard	$148,200	0.92
Virginia Beach, VA	8.0	Hard	$126,430	0.99
Kansas City, MO	7.9	Hard	$133,350	0.47
Columbus, OH	7.9	Hard	$137,550	0.99
Baton Rouge, LA	7.7	Hard	$130,670	0.85
New Orleans, LA	7.6	Hard	$124,580	0.87
Atlanta, GA	7.1	Hard	$111,810	1.32
Akron, OH	7.1	Hard	$130,980	1.20
El Paso, TX	6.9	Elevated	$107,220	0.48
Austin, TX	6.9	Elevated	$134,550	0.50
Miami, FL	6.9	Elevated	$132,360	0.74
Little Rock, AR	6.9	Elevated	$109,110	0.92
St. Louis, MO	6.9	Elevated	$136,120	0.90
San Antonio, TX	6.9	Elevated	$140,160	0.55
Dayton, OH	6.8	Elevated	$138,400	1.32
Memphis, TN	6.7	Elevated	$121,900	0.46
Birmingham, AL	6.7	Elevated	$105,440	0.52
Knoxville, TN	6.7	Elevated	$107,980	0.54
Orlando, FL	6.7	Elevated	$127,200	0.82
Oklahoma City, OK	6.6	Elevated	$138,920	1.44
Minneapolis, MN	6.6	Elevated	$145,030	1.15
Houston, TX	6.5	Elevated	$137,240	0.70
Nashville, TN	6.5	Elevated	$129,050	0.65
Baltimore, MD	6.5	Elevated	$138,790	1.17
Dallas, TX	6.4	Elevated	$134,900	0.77
Tampa, FL	6.2	Elevated	$127,820	0.94
Detroit, MI	6.0	Elevated	$131,830	1.21
Grand Rapids, MI	5.4	Elevated	$131,930	1.51
Riverside, CA	5.3	Elevated	$165,490	0.57
Los Angeles, CA	5.2	Elevated	$161,890	0.60
Charlotte, NC	5.2	Elevated	$133,140	1.19
Oxnard, CA	5.2	Elevated	$154,760	0.63
Indianapolis, IN	5.0	Elevated	$131,950	0.61
Fresno, CA	4.9	Elevated	$155,440	0.72
San Francisco, CA	4.9	Elevated	$184,380	0.74
Albany, NY	4.8	Elevated	$137,850	1.64
New York, NY	4.7	Elevated	$167,650	1.70
Jacksonville, FL	4.7	Elevated	$132,350	1.38
Buffalo, NY	4.7	Elevated	$126,360	1.87
Rochester, NY	4.6	Elevated	$130,430	2.38
North Port, FL	4.6	Elevated	$142,510	1.46
Raleigh, NC	4.5	Elevated	$124,300	1.58
San Diego, CA	4.5	Elevated	$165,160	0.86
San Jose, CA	4.4	Elevated	$223,640	0.87
McAllen, TX	4.4	Elevated	$131,870	1.30
Winston-Salem, NC	4.3	Elevated	$130,730	2.57
Philadelphia, PA	4.2	Elevated	$135,640	1.12
Greenville, SC	4.2	Elevated	$123,310	0.96
Columbia, SC	4.2	Elevated	$115,840	0.97
Sacramento, CA	4.1	Elevated	$161,470	0.95
Bakersfield, CA	3.9	Standard	$198,070	0.99
Tucson, AZ	3.8	Standard	$129,880	0.72
Albuquerque, NM	3.8	Standard	$139,920	0.90
Providence, RI	3.7	Standard	$139,930	1.28
Allentown, PA	3.5	Standard	$129,680	1.43
Portland, OR	3.4	Standard	$163,810	0.88
Denver, CO	3.4	Standard	$134,540	0.98
Harrisburg, PA	3.3	Standard	$123,110	1.65
Chicago, IL	3.3	Standard	$127,940	0.65
Boston, MA	3.3	Standard	$142,410	1.26
Las Vegas, NV	3.3	Standard	$134,660	0.55
Madison, WI	3.2	Standard	$133,950	1.16
Salt Lake City, UT	3.2	Standard	$130,240	0.94
Worcester, MA	3.2	Standard	$152,860	1.29
Pittsburgh, PA	3.2	Standard	$125,230	2.21
Urban Honolulu, HI	3.2	Standard	$170,060	0.83
Omaha, NE	2.7	Standard	$134,130	1.39
Charleston, SC	2.7	Standard	$128,920	1.50
Milwaukee, WI	2.6	Standard	$135,040	1.43
Seattle, WA	2.4	Standard	$167,290	0.88
Bridgeport, CT	2.3	Standard	$145,400	2.22
Hartford, CT	2.3	Standard	$138,680	2.34
New Haven, CT	2.3	Standard	$149,960	2.51
Phoenix, AZ	1.9	Standard	$134,650	1.23
Boise City, ID	1.8	Standard	$134,800	1.60

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