State-by-state breakdown of physician assistant median salary

The median annual salary for full-time clinical physician assistants was $105,000 in 2017, a 2.9 percent increase from $102,000 the year prior, according to the 2018 AAPA Salary Report.

Alaska has the highest median PA salary ($130,000), but it falls to No. 20 on the list after adjusting for cost-of-living. Alabama had the lowest median PA salary ($91,400), according to the report.

The median PA salary and the median cost-adjusted PA salary in each state and the District of Columbia are listed below:

Alabama

Median salary: $91,400

Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,218

Alaska

Median salary: $130,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,178

Arizona

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,465

Arkansas

Median salary: $92,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $104,190

California

Median salary: $125,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $89,928

Colorado

Median salary: $101,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $96,099

Connecticut

Median salary: $115,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,042

Delaware

Median salary: $105,300

Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,543

District of Columbia

Median salary: $114,650

Cost-adjusted median salary: $76,332

Florida

Median salary: $102,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,493

Georgia

Median salary: $104,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,190

Hawaii

Median salary: $120,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $90,703

Idaho

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,578

Illinois

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $92,251

Indiana

Median salary: $104,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $113,786

Iowa

Median salary: $108,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,519

Kansas

Median salary: $95,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $102,703

Kentucky

Median salary: $95,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,939

Louisiana



Median salary: $94,250

Cost-adjusted median salary: $100,694

Maine

Median salary: $103,500

Cost-adjusted median salary: $90,630

Maryland

Median salary: $103,500

Cost-adjusted median salary: $81,754

Massachusetts

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $87,371

Michigan

Median salary: $101,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,723

Minnesota

Median salary: $109,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $109,218

Mississippi

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,925

Missouri

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $111,857

Montana

Median salary: $102,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,263

Nebraska

Median salary: $97,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,412

Nevada

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $105,871

New Hampshire

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $83,612

New Jersey

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,063

New Mexico

Median salary: $106,660

Cost-adjusted median salary: $110,186

New York

Median salary: $108,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $76,217

North Carolina

Median salary: $101,800

Cost-adjusted median salary: $110,532

North Dakota

Median salary: $97,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $95,850

Ohio

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $111,483

Oklahoma

Median salary: $106,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $117,127

Oregon

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,289

Pennsylvania

Median salary: $96,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $93,113

Rhode Island

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $85,251

South Carolina

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,199

South Dakota

Median salary: $106,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $112,169

Tennessee

Median salary: $98,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,287

Texas

Median salary: $110,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $115,546

Utah

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $101,523

Vermont

Median salary: $114,500

Cost-adjusted median salary: $97,364

Virginia

Median salary: $100,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $97,561

Washington

Median salary: $116,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $103,111

West Virginia

Median salary: $94,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $100,106

Wisconsin

Median salary: $101,000

Cost-adjusted median salary: $104,447

Wyoming

Median salary: $109,500

Cost-adjusted median salary: $108,847

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